Teens in jail in Virginia collaborate with musicians to compose songs, write poetry and find their voices after run-ins with the law.

Tahir Hamut Izgil is one of the best-known living Uyghur poets. He left Xinjiang amid a Chinese crackdown on the Uyghur people — an escape at the heart of his book, Waiting To Be Arrested At Night.

Poetry was her escape from the world. Now, as Poet Laureate, she’s using her title to bring the gift of words and imagination to children who need it the most.

Teens in jail in Virginia collaborate with musicians to compose songs, write poetry and find their voices after run-ins with the law. Incarcerated teens find escape in music and poems composed ...

Teens in jail in Virginia collaborate with musicians to compose songs, write poetry and find their voices after run-ins with the law. Incarcerated teens find escape in music and poems composed ...

Teens in jail in Virginia collaborate with musicians to compose songs, write poetry and find their voices after run-ins with the law. Incarcerated teens find escape in music and poems composed ...