Unlocking Creativity to Transform Lives
Writers in Residence teaches creative writing to youth who are incarcerated to empower their voices and assist in their re-entry into society.
"I learned about Joy"
"It was empowering and a safe space to express myself"
"I like this program because I get to get things off my chest"
"I needed Writers in Residence, I got to put what was on my mind while no one saying nothing"
"I learned how to cope by using creative writing and there's multiple opportunities to go far with it"
"I know what I need to do to be successful mentally"
Facilitate a smooth transition for youth back into their communities.
This one time my mom was dating this one guy and he was always being mean to her. This one time specificaly he said something nasty to her so I kicked him out of my house. My mom was really hurt from the whole thing and I spent the day with her to make her feel better.
We were at swensons me, my girlfriend, and a few of my friends. I was playing this girl. And her dad Pulled up to swensons. me and my friend who’s 6’3 got out of my car and he didn’t fight us because he was a shrimp.
I remember when it was me and you friend and we was at a Park and we saw these girls and they was like what yall looking at do yall want to fight so you was like wassup We can throw these things all night.
When I shoot the ball I feel like Harden but we all know I’m Lebron James. No one can guard me but if they do they gonna need some new ankles. I got ice in my veins I’m like Lamelo I’ll pull up from anywhere. You reach I teach clean up on aisle 3 is what they preach.
1. the sunrise comes up. I become heartless until, Jacob comes to save. 2. When sunsets again. I become more heartless now, because he left me.
1. I was very clearly in a terrible mood that was lasting Week an my first childhood best friend came by to once again help me realize Im not alone People still think nicely of me everybody still wants to be around me an that we are doing good an have nothing impactful to worry about besides out future an the people we know will be in it an it really helped me find my way out of a bad mood 2. me an my best friends went sledding an got food Even though like 3 of is didnt have money an we even bought the sleds all of us we definetily Excited an it was the only
Constant thought’s of getting released, I use my positivity to get me threw the Day, An to remind my-self it will all be over with soon.
This is the kind of world we live in a world where black men cant walk down the street without out being A menace. A world where little kids Grow up fast, a world where you get shot if you’re at the wrong place at the wrong time. A world where there is poverty and helplessness. A world where they take your 3rd grade test scores to build prisons but all in all if we keep our hope alive, Everything will work out for its good, but the good die young. Big facts.
I see a group of people with a lot of different emotions and a lot of different backgrounds. I see broken bodies, I see mismatch clothes, I see power in their own ways. I see broken homes. I see homelessness, maybe hopelessness. I see Grown kids being forced to be an adult but still a kid in their mind.
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