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On Nov. 3, 2023, the Creative Writing Club held a poetry reading event. During this event, PVCC Professor Emeritus Ben Sloan read poems from his new chapbook, Then On Out Into a Cloudless Sky, published by Seven Kitchens Press. He was joined by former PVCC student La’Tasha Strother, who read a few of her own […]
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America has the most imprisoned people in the world, followed by China, Brazil, and India. Within the United States, Virginia has the highest incarceration rate. Inmates are paid less than a dollar an hour and pay up to a dollar to spend 5 minutes on the phone with their families. Sentence: Flying in Place III […]
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Flying in Place: Liberating Voices From Virginia’s Prisons is a performance layered with delicate balancing acts. On Dec. 2, 3, and 4, it brought the writings of Virginia inmates onto the stage of PVCC’s theater. These writings are accompanied by shifting lights, dream-like music, and interpretive dance. In any performance, keeping all the parts working […]
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Two of the most important details when it comes to writing a story are the setting and the background. An author always needs inspiration for what they write, like a life-changing experience. This coming December, the PVCC Theater Program will feature a show originated by a fascinating source: Virginia inmates. They are the inspiration for […]
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