Screwed Up: Penitentiary Poetry

By Cory Kaufmann

Screwed Up: Penitentiary Poetry takes a raw, unfiltered approach to the complexities of being incarcerated in a federal prison system and those who were confined within it. Those who have had their voices taken away finally have the platform to voice their feelings.

This hand-picked collection of poems sheds light onto the thoughts and feelings of a group of inmates who found themselves on the wrong side of the law. Thoughtful and raw insights into romance, heartbreak, injustice, prejudice, and recovery give this book unseen viewpoints on federal inmates. These artistic expressions demonstrate the fragility, vulnerability, uncertainty, longing, desire, and remorse that often gets overlooked by mainstream perspectives.

This "inside" perspective has been curated by a former federal inmate who has seen everything from Provincial and Federal to Super-Max and Minimum security. He spent his young life in the prison system and did everything he could to stay out of trouble. This book of poems is not only meaningful to the writers, but meaningful to him, as it represents the friendships, hardships, and brotherly love that he formed with his fellow inmates during his time in the system.

Easy to read, yet impactful poems will stay with readers as the visceral authenticity makes it impossible to forget these inmates and their experiences.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09NZ5M59R
• ISBN13: 9798778122758
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"