Image credit: Courtesy of Writer s Block / Kristin Palm
“Absent But Present: Voices from the Writer’s Block” tells the experiences of the incarcerated in Macomb Correctional Facility. A former prisoner and a poet who facilities the weekly poetry program at the prison explain the power of writing while behind bars.
A new anthology of poetry is giving a voice to Michigan prisoners.
“Absent But Present: Voices from the Writer’s Block” is a collection of poetry from the weekly Writer’s Block poetry workshop at Macomb Correctional Facility. Sales from the book will go back into the program, which has been on hold throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.