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“Inside story: Why does prison provide such inspiration for poetry?”

31st July 2009

When the magazine for prisoners asked for inmates’ poetry, the response was overwhelming. Peter Stanford for the Independent asks why inspiration comes as the cell door slams.

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Inside Poetry is published by Inside Time, the UK's national monthly newspaper for prisoners.

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