Kids in orange voices from juvenile detention, a memoir
The gang leader doesn't like poetry, but will a detention center workshop show her how to express love for her newborn daughter? A teen boy dies of a drug overdose. Will his final poem speak what he cannot say? In the middle of a career change from teacher to writer, Mindy Hardwick volunteered to fa...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eagle Bay Press :
2017.
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| Summary: | The gang leader doesn't like poetry, but will a detention center workshop show her how to express love for her newborn daughter? A teen boy dies of a drug overdose. Will his final poem speak what he cannot say? In the middle of a career change from teacher to writer, Mindy Hardwick volunteered to facilitate a weekly poetry workshop at a juvenile detention center. By helping the teens write poetry about their lives, Mindy discovered strength and courage to grieve the loss of her father, find forgiveness and release the past. Drug Court Judges, Parole Officer and educators working with restorative justice will find the book beneficial to understanding the young people in their care. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be used as a grant for writers to work with teens at Denney Juvenile Justice Center. The youth's poetry anthologies can be downloaded at: http://www.denneypoetry.org. |
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| Physical Description: | 207 pages ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780692830680 0692830685 |
