Empowering incarcerated youth to write new chapters in their lives.
By IS
Your mother’s love is tender and soft
You’re her employee and she’s the boss
She gave you life and gives you love
Everlasting joy and never-ending hugs
She was there from the start
And you’ll be there until her end
She’s my mother, my sister,
And my favorite best friend
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January 27, 2021, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
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Free Minds uses books, creative writing, and peer support to awaken incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youths and adults to their own potential. Through creative expression, job readiness training, and violence prevention outreach, these poets achieve their education and career goals, and become powerful voices for change in the community.
Winner of the 2015 Aspen Ideas Award from the Aspen Institute, the Justice Potter Stewart Award from the Council for Court Excellence, and the Library of Congress Best Practices in Literacy Award.
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Beautiful.
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I love the last line as it expresses such purity of love – my mother, my sister, my favourite best friend. The whole thing expresses such love! Neverending, everlasting… I want to give this poem to my mother. Thanks, IS!
Love,
Anasera
Your mom will appreciate this so much!
I love this!!
-MM
IS, your poem is very touching. I love how you openly express the love and special bond that you and your mother share. Continue to write and be open with your feelings.