I Remember Death By Its Proximity to What I Love

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The long form poem is tethered in folklore and personal narrative, detailing the impact of the destructive mass incarceration system.The long form poem is a practice of poetics in joy, gratitude, sadness, resilience and pain. This literary work serves as a practice of self-reflection and accountability in the wake of the prison system. This poem is dirge work acknowledging unjust atrocities, but reveling in our human resilience.