In "the land of the free," the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, but the people behind bars are more than just inmate numbers. In a unique poetry reading, Poet Ambassadors from the Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop will read poetry they wrote while incarcerated in the D.C. jail or federal prisons across the country. Their words reveal the human costs of imprisonment and the power of poetry to provide a voice and offer healing.

The poetry reading, which is sponsored by the Takoma Park Arts series, is free and no tickets are required. Donations will be accepted to support Free Minds, and a reception will follow the reading where the audience can meet the poets. For more info about Free Minds, go to https://freemindsbookclub.org/