Writing Within Walls

By Arkbound Foundation (editor),

Book cover of Writing Within Walls: Stories, poems and articles of hope by people in custody and on probation

Book description

Stories, poems and articles of hope by people in custody and on probation, edited by the Arkbound Foundation.

Prison. It is a word that conjures up loss, bleakness and despair. A place where those who have broken the law are kept, both for punishment and for the safety of society.…

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1 author picked Writing Within Walls as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

It’s sometimes quite tricky to find a collection of short works that seamlessly cover the same topic and advance it in different ways, showing various perspectives.

In this book, there are twenty different contributors – all with direct experience of being in prison or on probation – and each piece explores what ‘hope’ really means. Such a powerful and important word, yet different for everyone; nonetheless pushing us all onwards when times are darkest.

Without hope, there is really no redemption, for it requires the ability to look ahead and see something or someone better. Seeing creative work from many…

From Stephen's list on the power of redemption.

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