Chris Hoke, UW Teaching Writer, shares recent student writing from the workshops at the Skagit County Community Justice Center.

Note: We are a creative writing program serving at-risk populations. We do not broadcast names or identifying details of the students we work with.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

Rainer Maria RilkeRaymond CarverWriters in the School (Seattle)

SUMMER RECOMMENDED READING:

MemoirAnother Bullshit Night in Suck City - Nick FlynnThe Ticking is the Bomb - Nick Flynn

Short Stories and NovellasBirds of America - Lorrie MooreSeparate Flights - Andre Dubus

NovelThe Fishermen - Chigozie Obioma

Non-Fiction & EssaysBlindspot - Teju ColePoetry as Survival - Gregory Orr

PoetryThe Complete English Works - George HerbertThe Lice - W.S. MerwinPoems from Ish River Country: Collected Poems & Translations - Robert SundUncommon Prayer - Kimberly Johnson

Underground Writing: a literature-based creative writing program serving migrant, incarcerated, recovery, and other at-risk communities in northern Washington through literacy and personal transformation.