I’ve Been Incarcerated for More than a Decade. Music and Literature Set Me Free

Harper’s BAZAAR, June 28, 2021: I’ve Been Incarcerated for More than a Decade. Music and Literature Set Me Free

“Writer-as-witness Elizabeth Hawes confronts the common, albeit misguided notion that incarcerated people cease to evolve once locked behind prison walls,” Meissner says. “On the contrary, Elizabeth reminds us incarcerated people often purposefully construct their days around the pursuit of connection, contribution, and creativity within a rigid and punishing environment—using the imagination as an engine.”

Additional reading:

PEN America’s Prison & Justice Writing