POETIC JUSTICE
VOICE. HOPE. POWER TO CHANGE.
Who we are.
Our mission.
Our vision.
Poetic Justice is a 501c3 nonprofit arts-in-corrections organization. With a belief in our shared humanity and in the power of trauma-informed creative writing, Poetic Justice strives to create a community within and beyond women's prisons, jails, and youth facilities.
Poetic Justice’s mission is to offer restorative writing and creative arts programs to individuals who are or have been incarcerated in women’s prisons and jails.
Poetic Justice’s vision is to live in a world in which a person’s voice, worth, and potential are not limited by mass women’s incarceration.
ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL
Poetic Justice operates under a chapter-based organizational model which consists of four state chapters (to date) and one national office.
The facilitation teams in each state are trained in gender-responsive approaches to trauma-informed creative arts programming with a focus on poetry because of poetry’s unique ability to help participants access the language necessary for healing from the impacts of trauma on their lives.
"I believe Poetic Justice gives us hope. Hope in ourselves, hope in our state, hope for change, hope for society, hope for women to overcome where we have been and what we've been told we are."
-Poetic Justice Participant
“Poetic Justice means I have a voice to be heard even without sound. I have hope that I can heal from inside out, and I have the courage to write out my change with confidence.”
- Poetic Justice Participant
Our Core Values
We believe in a shared humanity.
We affirm inherent agency and the equity of all voices.
We show up.
We value the sacred space of community.
We practice care for each other and ourselves.
We nurture healthy relationships.
We steward our partnerships to ensure sustainability.
We are adaptable and flexible.
We have a voice. We have hope. We have the power to change.
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