How Long Is Five Minutes? - Couverture souple

Magar, Arron

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798218467500

Editeur : Some People Press, 2024

Synopsis

Written while Arron Magar was incarcerated in prison, How Long Is Five Minutes? tells the story of Magar’s early life in the foster care system, living as a street kid, doing drugs and small-time crimes, and his eventual incarceration in youth authority, county jails, and prisons. All the while maintaining a philosophical viewpoint on family, religion, friendship, and crime and punishment. Magar’s idiosyncratic style and detailed observations make for a rarely heard first person perspective account that covers a string of topics and issues impacting and challenging society today. It is the second book in the Same Time series and features an afterword by Laura Moulton and cover artwork by Chris Johanson.

Some People Press publishes autobiographical books by formerly incarcerated writers, as well as books on art and other subjects. Some People Press challenges the idea that only certain people—with the right educations, experiences, and connections—can be published authors. The project does not require that participants have experience writing. Instead, the process we use works with existing skills and knowledge by asking people to “write what you know.” Incarcerated participants develop writing skills at their own pace with the support and feedback of their peers and weekly meetings with project leaders and visitors.

Many of the writers whose work are included in the Same Time series have taken part in the autobiographical writing and publishing project at Columbia River Correctional Institution, a minimum-security prison in Northeast Portland, Oregon. During weekly classes they workshopped their writing with fellow participants and various visiting writers, publishers, and artists including Miranda July, Chris Johanson, Jim Drain, and Laura Moulton.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Some People Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798218467500
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 194
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