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James Ridgeway, 1936–2021

By Jean Casella | February 17, 2021

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PEN Prison Writing Project

Voices from Solitary: "What Prisoners Have..."

July 4, 2010July 4, 2010 James Ridgeway and Jean Casella
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For Independence Day, we are posting a poem that won second prize in the most recent writing contest sponsored by the PEN American Center’s Prison Writing Project. (To donate to this program, which brings an opportunity for freedom of expression to human beings who have so few other freedoms, click here.) This poem is by prisoner Christian J. […]