I’ve been locked up for twelve years
with twelve to go. Some friends
have just faded away,
and some have just passed away.
And now I find myself in need
of friendship,
companionship,
or even just getting a letter at mail call
once in a while.
So begins our journey in Running in Place: A Year in the Life and Letters of a Prisoner. Culled from a year’s correspondence with his pen pal serving time in a federal penitentiary, L. Lambert Lawson frames a window into the heart of a man who’s done wrong and is in the process of rehabilitating. In a series of 78 poems, readers become close to this man–learn about his hopes, his failings, and his day-to-day life–and get an unforgettable glimpse into the life of a man they would never have known.
with twelve to go. Some friends
have just faded away,
and some have just passed away.
And now I find myself in need
of friendship,
companionship,
or even just getting a letter at mail call
once in a while.
So begins our journey in Running in Place: A Year in the Life and Letters of a Prisoner. Culled from a year’s correspondence with his pen pal serving time in a federal penitentiary, L. Lambert Lawson frames a window into the heart of a man who’s done wrong and is in the process of rehabilitating. In a series of 78 poems, readers become close to this man–learn about his hopes, his failings, and his day-to-day life–and get an unforgettable glimpse into the life of a man they would never have known.
