My last goodbye to you: Collaborative Poem
In our Word Warriors program at IYC-Warrenville, we were asked by the facility to work with the youth in extremely small groups, limiting large-group interaction. During this time, Youth L. […]
Category: Youth Stories
Smiling Behind the Sun: An Interview with Zarria Alexander
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 […]
Word Warriors Rally Together
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 […]
The Inspiration Behind YOU CAN’T KILL OUR SONG
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 […]
Leaving Zacatecas – A Walk Across the Border
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 […]
The Very Model of a Modern Major General
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 […]