On a visit to the Detention Center, Martha Jean was reluctant to talk to me or even read some of her own poetic work. We talked about my favorite poem, Phenomenal Woman, and it turned out to be her favorite too. Her rendition of Maya Angelou's work ... full post »
Contribution made by Ryan Keesling, Director of the Creative Writing and Literacy Program at Cook County Juvenile Detention Center, and his students. Ryan's students are talented and exploring outlets to express and discover themselves. For more on th... full post »
