Sack Nasty by Ra Avis

By Ra Avis

Sack Nasty is a compilation of poetry approximately criminal. not like her web publication, the tales advised right here don’t continuously fall sunny-side up. they're an outpouring of the uglier edges of felony lifestyles. they're in regards to the phantasm of dignity, the malleability of justice, and the fluidity (and fluids) of the human situation. those are actual tales from 438 days of incarceration.

The identify, Sack Nasty, refers back to the nickname given to the bagged lunches served to detention center birds. criminal meals is almost inedible, and the lies cooked up are all too effortless to digest, however the very important factor to recollect is– you don’t need to consume what they feed you. Freedom sustains itself.

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