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.
Change
The Women of Friends of Guest House, October 2018 I gave him a dollar. He gave me coins. Change....
Insight
By Sasha Carlisle Poetry, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center writing contest, August 2021 Never...
Patron
Marc Williams Poetry, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center writing contest, August 2021 Started...
Darkness & Light
A Reason for Faith
Mine Still
Marc Williams Poetry, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center writing contest, August 2021 You mine...
Now
By Sascha Carlisle Poetry, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center writing contest, August 2021 If they...
King of All Kings
By Avis Parks Poetry, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center writing contest, August 2021 You say...
The Most Beautiful Battle
S. Amir Farrakhan Third place, poetry, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center writing contest, August...
Why Did You Leave
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