POETRY
The Poetry Gallery includes poetry entries and winners from our detention center writing contests as well as our poetry programs with our other partners. We hope you find their stories inspiring, truthful, thoughtful and sometimes funny!
Each artist whose work is posted on our site has signed a Heard media release or verbally given permission for the work to be posted on this site and shared via our social media platforms.
A Place So Special
A Place So Special Jalen Ford Heard/Arlington County Detention Facility writing contest, August...
A Day Past Forever
A Day Past Forever Jared Smith Heard/Arlington County Detention Facility writing contest, August...
A Broken Man’s Dream
A Broken Man’s Dream Troy L. Sweetney Heard/Arlington County Detention Facility writing contest,...
A Black Boy Born the Fall of 1980, What is Blackness
A Black Boy Born the Fall of 1980, What is Blackness Aaron Connelley Heard/Arlington County...
Thank You
Thank You Charles Fuller Second place (tie), poetry, Heard/Arlington County Detention Facility...
Concrete Reflections
Concrete Reflections Shane Mills First place, poetry, Heard/Arlington County Detention Facility...
Comedic Poetry
Comedic Poetry Joseph G. Second place (tie), Poetry, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center, August,...
Paramount Sweetness
Paramount Sweetness Jonathan C. Second place (tie), Poetry, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center,...
Then, Now, Dreams
THEN (IMAGINARY TALE PART I) Sascha C. Heard/Alexandria Detention Center writing contest, August,...
The Experiment That Failed
The Experiment That Failed Cordario B. Heard/Alexandria Detention Center writing contest, August...
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