Originally published in Sixty Inches from Center by Michael Fischer A discussion diving into the prison industrial complex, poetry as a means of healing, and speaking out about injustice. Libyans […]
Before our recent Word Warriors staged reading, a youth ensemble member asked to give a welcome speech to the audience. It had been a hectic week, with several youth authors […]
We all felt the pain when through the window of our media, we watched a white policeman push his knee into George Floyd’s neck, for an eternity. And we realized […]
Written by Alvaro P. – A member of the Firewriters Ensemble ––– Damon was our first son together. I walked across the border, Never asking ‘if’ or ‘whether’ I walked […]
We missed seeing J. in our Storycatchers program for a few weeks – he was busy doing other things. He is part of a special group of young men at […]
