NDLI: Exposed Yet Unrevealed: Reflections on the Poetry of Women Prisoners

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Exposed Yet Unrevealed: Reflections on the Poetry of Women Prisoners

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Brooks, Alison Johnson, Robert
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Women comprise a small but rapidly growing proportion of prisoners incarcerated in countries around the world. Research shows that women experience prison differently than men, primarily due to the extent that personal relationships (both inside and outside prison) shape the culture and climate of women’s prisons. However, the literature does not adequately address women’s perspectives on their unique prison experiences. Prisoners’ poetry is a rich and largely untapped source of information that offers nuanced views of crime, punishment, and prison life. This research employs poetry written by female prisoners as a medium from which to learn about their lives in prison. The poems selected in this sample reflect a number of themes involving the common feelings of pain and loneliness, the routine of prison life, traumatic pre-incarceration experiences, and family issues. These themes are then compared with themes found in poetry written by male prisoners.
Starting Page	146
Ending Page	164
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1098092X
Journal	Gender Issues
Volume Number	27
Issue Number	3-4
e-ISSN	19364717
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2010-12-07
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Women Prisons Poetry Adjustment Gender Studies Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Gender Studies

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