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Peter Griffith Andruskiewicz: The Big Yard
The Big Yard(Act 1)Yea! it is summerin the Big Yardand our prior shakedownby fisted metal detectors gohumming for midnight muderers’ murmurings.Yea! it is summerin the Big Yardwith the faces… More
Strip Search
William Miller88A043 B-5-26Box BDannemora, NY 12929Strip SearchI am standing nudeto the leftof a half open windowin the middle of Octoberand the cool airchills melike an artificial kiss.I am being… More
A Man Is Missing
A man is missing, he’s been taken away;Where is he gone and what did he say.Where did they take him and did they say why;As he was leaving I… More
Hideous Hideaway
On the floor in the corner,urine marinated cigarette butts.The smell of stale sweat and stale smoke.A hastily shredded letter in the toilet.Soap scum around the sink.Dried razor hairs and… More
A Shadow in the Dark
Does one have to be or leave to have. Is it that you must be thought of, done for, in order to do with. Must it be… More
numbers game
numbers gameOn May5,1988, CDC #60840,1 of California Medical Facility blues and formerly1 of1700 Northern Reception Center greens, awoke, lifted his head off his6318L, eased from between the2 white sheets… More
Sonnet—To The Moon
Sonnet—To The MoonIn temperance and faith hast thou for yearsWatched o’er me. Thou hast smiled whene’er I gainedSmall, human gains and bitterly wept tearsOf light to save me when… More
Writer and Editor Detained
International PEN is seriously concerned for the welfare of Tibetan writer and editor Tashi Rabten (pen name: Te’urang), who was reportedly arrested on July 27, 2009. PEN fears that… More
PEN Appeal: Raúl Figueroa Sarti
August 18, 2009 Lic. Amílcar Velázquez Zárate Fiscal General de la República y Jefe del Ministerio Público 15 calle y 15 avenida zona 1 Edificio Gerona Guatemala, Guatemala Fax: +502 2411 9100/ 9124/9326 Your Excellency, On behalf… More
PEN Appeal: Tashi Rabten
August 18, 2009 His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People’s Republic of China State Council Beijing 100032 P.R. China Zhang Qingli Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Party Committee Zhonggong Xizang Zizhiqu Weiyuanhui Lhasashi, Xizang Zizhiqu People's… More
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