When we begin to think about what an actual Ode is, asks: Are these things I can be grateful for?…
BarryFebruary 26, 2025
I am from the deepest part of the game. I am from where people know my name. I am from…
BarryFebruary 18, 2025
Thank God for the Humans of San Quentin. As we begin this new year, I want you to know all…
BarryFebruary 11, 2025
Life is about making mistakes, learning from them, and making wiser choices. No one is perfect, but we can grow…
BarryFebruary 11, 2025
If there’s one thing I must instill in you, it’s this: stand on all ten. Even when your back is…
BarryFebruary 5, 2025
The future is a network of roads, Each paved by the thoughts you create. Art & Sleep As I sleep,…
BarryFebruary 4, 2025
My relationship with poetry is eternal, a bond unbroken—a marriage for life. I jumped into a vehicle and started writing,…
BarryFebruary 4, 2025
Jonathon is an incarcerated poet who uses his writing to confront the pain, trauma, and despair of prison life, while…
BarryJanuary 22, 2025
Her Hope Deprived of sleep, she lays awake In a bed, cold and still, Filled with the fear her heart…
BarryDecember 31, 2024
