HM Prisoners to launch book of Poetry and Prose

HOBO JUNGLE PRESS will launch “Written: Poetry and Prose by Inmates of His Majesty’s Prisons, St. Vincent and the Grenadines” at the University of the West Indies Open Campus on Thursday, February 26. A release from Hobo Jungle Press states that the launch will run from 4:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m, and an invitation has been extended to the general public to attend.

Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of National Security and Immigration, Major St Clair Leacock will be the featured speaker along with Superintendent of Prisons Dwayne Bailey.

“Written” is the culmination of works completed by inmates who participated in a 13-week writing workshop conducted by David “Darkie” Williams at His Majesty’s Prison, Kingstown in 2024.The Hobo Jungle Press release states that the book includes the writing and drawings of 11 individuals, several of whom have since been released. It includes a foreword by Williams who said that even before the workshop, inmates were writing poetry and prose that they were sharing with one another.

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