{"product_id":"the-sentences-that-create-us-crafting-a-writers-life-in-prison-9781642595802","title":"The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting a Writer's Life in Prison","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is one of the best books on writing that I've ever read. I couldn't put it down.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Michelle Alexander, author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sentences That Create Us\u003c\/em\u003e provides a road map for incarcerated people and their allies to have a thriving writing life behind bars--and shared beyond the walls--that draws on the unique insights of more than fifty contributors, most themselves justice-involved, to offer advice, inspiration and resources.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sentences That Create Us\u003c\/em\u003e draws from the unique insights of over fifty justice-involved contributors and their allies to offer inspiration and resources for creating a literary life in prison. Centering in the philosophy that writers in prison can be as vibrant and capable as writers on the outside, and have much to offer readers everywhere, \u003cem\u003eThe Sentences That Create Us\u003c\/em\u003e aims to propel writers in prison to launch their work into the world beyond the walls, while also embracing and supporting the creative community within the walls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sentences That Create Us\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive resource writers can grow with, beginning with the foundations of creative writing. A roster of impressive contributors including Reginald Dwayne Betts (\u003cem\u003eFelon: Poems\u003c\/em\u003e), Mitchell S. Jackson (\u003cem\u003eSurvival Math\u003c\/em\u003e), Wilbert Rideau (\u003cem\u003eIn the Place of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e) and Piper Kerman (\u003cem\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/em\u003e), among many others, address working within and around the severe institutional, emotional, psychological and physical limitations of writing prison through compelling first-person narratives. The book's authors offer pragmatic advice on editing techniques, pathways to publication, writing routines, launching incarcerated-run prison publications and writing groups, lesson plans from prison educators and next-step resources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThreaded throughout the book is the running theme of addressing lived trauma in writing, and writing's capacity to support an authentic healing journey centered in accountability and restoration. While written towards people in the justice system, this book can serve anyone seeking hard won lessons and inspiration for their own creative--and human--journey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sentences That Create Us\u003c\/i\u003e includes contributions from Alexa Alemanni; Raquel Almazan; Ellen Bass; Reginald Dwayne Betts; Keri Blakinger; Jennifer Bowen; Zeke Caligiuri; Sterling Cunio; Chris Daley; Curtis Dawkins; Emile DeWeaver; Casey Donahue; Ryan Gattis; Eli Hager; Ashley Hamilton, PhD; Kenneth Hartman; Elizabeth Hawes; Randall Horton; Spoon Jackson; Mitchell S. Jackson; Nicole Shawan Junior; Yukari Iwatani Kane, Shaheen Pasha, and Kate McQueen of The Prison Journalism Project; Piper Kerman; Lauren Kessler; Johnny Kovatch; Doran Larson; Victoria Law; Jaeah Lee; John J. Lennon; Arthur Longworth; T Kira Mahealani Madden; J. D. Mathes; Justin Rovillos Monson; Lateef Mtima, JD; Vivian D. Nixon; Patrick O'Neil; Liza Jessie Peterson; Wilbert Rideau; Alejo Rodriguez; Luis J. Rodriguez; Susan Rosenberg; Geraldine Sealey; Sarah Shourd; Sarah Shourd; Anderson Smith, PhD; Derek R. Trumbo Sr.; Louise K. WaaKaa'igan; Andy Warner; Thomas Bartlett Whitaker; John R. Whitman, PhD; Saint James Harris Wood; Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor of Ear Hustle; and Jeffery L. Young.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15013531\"\u003eCaits Meissner\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14295570\"\u003ePen America\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642595802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642595802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU057000\"\u003eArts in Education\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU021000\"\u003eNon-Formal Education\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN020000\"\u003eStudy \u0026amp; Teaching\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaits Meissner is the author of the illustrated hybrid poetry book \u003cem\u003eLet It Die Hungry \u003c\/em\u003e(The Operating System, 2016). Her latest projects include the DIY comix poetry zine \u003cem\u003ePep Talks for Broke(n) People \u003c\/em\u003eand a comix vignette series, \u003cem\u003eNew York Strange\u003c\/em\u003e, publishing monthly in Hobart journal throughout 2020. She currently is the inaugural Palette Poetry Second Book Fellow and spends her days as Director of Prison and Justice Writing at PEN America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFounded in 1922, PEN America is the largest of the more than 100 centers worldwide that make up the PEN International network. 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Our strength is our Membership--a nationwide community of more than 7,500 novelists, journalists, nonfiction writers, editors, poets, essayists, playwrights, publishers, translators, agents, and other writing professionals, as well as devoted readers and supporters who join with them to carry out PEN America's mission.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708456407277,"sku":"9781642595802","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_de9ac85b-16a4-42a1-bddb-56847547d166.jpg?v=1650091682","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-sentences-that-create-us-crafting-a-writers-life-in-prison-9781642595802","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}