The People’s Poet

Spoken word inspired by and created within our nation's prisons.

Some Advice and All You

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'Some advice to those who will serve time in prison' by Nazim Hikmet and 'All you who Sleep Tonight' by Vikram Seth

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Kites Team posted on 22 Nov 10 at 8:00 am  ·  0 comments

Life: A Trial By Experiences

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'Life: A Trial By Experiences' by the Field Marshal

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Kites Team posted on 18 Nov 10 at 8:00 am  ·  0 comments

The Right to Live

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'The right to live' by Frank

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Kites Team posted on 11 Nov 10 at 8:00 am  ·  0 comments

Bars and Schools

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Ode to Cook County Jail

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'Ode to Cook County Jail' dedicated to Darnell

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Kites Team posted on 4 Nov 10 at 8:00 am  ·  0 comments

My Version

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'My Version' read by Becky, written by a person incarcerated at Red Onion State Prison

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Kites Team posted on 1 Nov 10 at 8:00 am  ·  0 comments

Two poems

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Two poems by Mark, Keen Mountain Correctional Center

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Kites Team posted on 28 Oct 10 at 8:00 am  ·  0 comments

Loving a prisoner

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'Loving a prisoner' by Margo, incarcerated at Otter Creek Correctional Center

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Kites Team posted on 25 Oct 10 at 8:00 am  ·  0 comments

When I die

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'When I die' read by Shaheed Omar, written by Darnell Blount

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Kites Team posted on 21 Oct 10 at 7:59 am  ·  0 comments

Conviction

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'Conviction', written in the memory of James, incarcerated at a prison in North Carolina

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Kites Team posted on 18 Oct 10 at 8:00 am  ·  0 comments