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Greetings, People living in prison are often reduced to their worst moments and rendered invisible to the outside world. Yet across prison walls, people continue to create — writing, reflecting, grieving, hoping, and attempting to live with purpose.
Poetry written during incarceration carries a particular weight. It speaks from isolation, distance from loved ones, the passage of time, and the search for dignity inside systems built on punishment. In addition to being personal expression; these poems are acts of survival and testimony.
The poems that follow, “A Cold November” and “Behind My Cage,” were written by Ms. Destiny Marie Mendez, an incarcerated writer whose work explores loneliness, accountability, faith, and longing for connection. Sharing incarcerated voices is an act of witness & solidarity — an affirmation of being.
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