The collaborative book:
Inside Out: A Texas Prisons Poetry Story
is out now!
Inside Out Book Reviews
This book bridges human experiences of, within, and outside of a deeply dehumanizing carceral system. Poetry boundlessly flows out of the authors’ hearts and through physical and mental bars and chains. It exposes the lack of humanity in the carceral system through centering the perspectives of people who have suffered from that dehumanization.
—Stacie Freasier
A raw and resonant collection that gives voice to lives shaped behind prison walls. Through poetry, the book reveals the humanity, pain, accountability, and hope that survive even in the most confined spaces.
—Nikei S Salas
Inside Out: A Texas Prisons Poetry Story is a stunning testament to the power of voice, truth, and creative connection across walls. The poems feel searingly raw and honest. You can sense the lived experience in every line, and that realness makes the collection deeply moving rather than abstract or distant. The collaboration between voices inside and outside prison, paired with the incarcerated artist’s artwork, creates something both intimate and expansive: a reminder that beauty, humanity, and truth persist.
—Liz B.
