A man with curly shoulder-length hair, a goatee, and glasses is wearing a white button-up shirt and standing against a plain, light-colored background.

P.M. Dunne

PM Dunne is a writer, artist, and critic from New York. He is the proud recipient of four PEN Prison Writing Awards and a PEN Writing for Justice Fellowship. His work has appeared in Peripheries (Harvard University), Spectre (Columbia University), and Tupelo Quarterly, among other publications. He is an avid sword collector and recovering Netflix junkie. www.pmdunne.com


Articles by P.M. Dunne

A silhouette of a person facing away, set against a red, abstract background with vertical streaks and black lines suggesting a box or room—evoking the introspective style found in works by Peter M. Dunne. The figure stands with arms crossed.
Prison and Justice Writing
Monday November 16

The Anti-Social Social Club

“My writing career began in Green Haven CF, in 2014. My schemes eclipsed my skills. Naturally, I struggled. Editor’s ignored me. But I refused to give up. I kept writing.”

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Prison and Justice Writing
Monday September 9

Self Portrait as State Property

“Eleven A oh six seven one they call as the boy not quite a man / Moves further down the line like a lamb in a slaughterhouse”

A snowy road stretches into the distance under a cloudy sky, with a few cars driving. The sun is low, casting long shadows and a bright glare on the road. Smoke rises in the background from industrial buildings.
Prison and Justice Writing
Monday August 6

An Ungodly Godlike Man

“Not only can I hear everything, but I can feel the vibration against the thin metal wall as they wrestle with the prisoner inside the sardine can of a cell.”