Chessman’s Lunch
I poke at my salad, / sip water from a plastic cup / my corner fiefdom overrun now by strangers / a compromised rook / removed from the board More
Tell Me the Story Again About the Frogs, and the Seeds
Yes, yes all the plants are dead. / And all the animals bigger than scarab beetles; / but the seeds have been waiting in the ground. / When the… More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 1986-1987
PoetryFirst PrizeCharles CulhaneOssing, NYOf Cold PlacesSecond PrizeGary WaitkeepeJamestown, CATo Sleep on a SubmarineThird Prize (tie)Thomas BerkelbaughPittsburgh, PAThe Short on Q (As In Cucumber) RangeNolan GelmanFrackville, PAFairhill PrisonHonorable MentionsWajih M.… More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 1990-1991
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by John-Mark Kuznietsov[/caption] Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest,… More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 1991-1992
Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 1992-1993
Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 1993-1994
Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 1994-1995
Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 1995-1996
Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More
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