Underground Writing
@undergroundinwa.bsky.social
[Bluesky debut: May 20, 2025] Underground Writing is a literature-based creative writing program serving migrant, incarcerated, recovery, and other at-need communities in Washington through literacy and personal transformation. www.undergroundwriting.org
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A recent news feature about our program & Robert S. - a student in our first ever workshop, July 8, 2015. First aired on KNKX/NPR, it was hosted and created by Emil Moffatt. "Agents of Change Addressing Youth Violence: Lessons that Work," LISTEN HERE: www.knkx.org/education | #arts #writing #justice
Some films are worth rewatching. Have 6 minutes to spare--watch FilmVerse 2018. Have 8 minutes to spare--watch FilmVerse 2019. Combining our students' writing with local high school filmmakers, FilmVerse still impacts with both beauty and truth. Watch now: undergroundwriting.org/filmverse #film
February 11, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Some films are worth rewatching. Have 6 minutes to spare--watch FilmVerse 2018. Have 8 minutes to spare--watch FilmVerse 2019. Combining our students' writing with local high school filmmakers, FilmVerse still impacts with both beauty and truth. Watch now: undergroundwriting.org/filmverse #film
Thanks to Michael (Dillwyn, VA) for sending "The Cell" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #poetry #mentor #writingcommunity #Virginia #jail #letterwriting #cell
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Thanks to Michael (Dillwyn, VA) for sending "The Cell" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #poetry #mentor #writingcommunity #Virginia #jail #letterwriting #cell
Monday GRATITUDE to our followers. You, our students, and the literature we read remind us there is awe & beauty even amidst the world's chaos! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Monday GRATITUDE to our followers. You, our students, and the literature we read remind us there is awe & beauty even amidst the world's chaos! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
Thanks to John (Chaparral, NM) for sending "On Trains" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #poetry #mentor #writingcommunity #NewMexico #jail #letterwriting #trains
February 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Thanks to John (Chaparral, NM) for sending "On Trains" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #poetry #mentor #writingcommunity #NewMexico #jail #letterwriting #trains
Just dropped. S6E4: "Robert S. (Student/Alumnus) // Interview and Catch Up" - Featuring a recent talk with a student from our first ever workshop--July 8, 2015. On Spotify, Apple, or here: undergroundwriting.org/podcast/2026... | #arts #writingcommunity #podcast #writing #poetry #juveniledetention
February 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Just dropped. S6E4: "Robert S. (Student/Alumnus) // Interview and Catch Up" - Featuring a recent talk with a student from our first ever workshop--July 8, 2015. On Spotify, Apple, or here: undergroundwriting.org/podcast/2026... | #arts #writingcommunity #podcast #writing #poetry #juveniledetention
Monday GRATITUDE to our followers. You, our students, and the literature we read remind us there is awe & beauty even amidst the world's chaos! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Monday GRATITUDE to our followers. You, our students, and the literature we read remind us there is awe & beauty even amidst the world's chaos! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
Some films are worth rewatching. Have 6 minutes to spare--watch FilmVerse 2018. Have 8 minutes to spare--watch FilmVerse 2019. Combining our students' writing with local high school filmmakers, FilmVerse still impacts with both beauty and truth. Watch now: undergroundwriting.org/filmverse #film
January 28, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Some films are worth rewatching. Have 6 minutes to spare--watch FilmVerse 2018. Have 8 minutes to spare--watch FilmVerse 2019. Combining our students' writing with local high school filmmakers, FilmVerse still impacts with both beauty and truth. Watch now: undergroundwriting.org/filmverse #film
Thanks to Samantha (Troy, VA) for sending "From" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #poetry #mentor #writingcommunity #Virginia #jail #letterwriting #from #home
January 28, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Thanks to Samantha (Troy, VA) for sending "From" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #poetry #mentor #writingcommunity #Virginia #jail #letterwriting #from #home
Monday GRATITUDE to our followers. You, our students, and the literature we read remind us there is awe & beauty even amidst the world's chaos! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Monday GRATITUDE to our followers. You, our students, and the literature we read remind us there is awe & beauty even amidst the world's chaos! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:12 AM
You can transform a life by donating books to THE CHANGE, our book pipeline providing generative reading material to our workshop sites and partner facilities. More INFO: undergroundwriting.org/the-change | #writingcommunity #book #arts #reading #writing #bookdonation #education #library #literature
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
You can transform a life by donating books to THE CHANGE, our book pipeline providing generative reading material to our workshop sites and partner facilities. More INFO: undergroundwriting.org/the-change | #writingcommunity #book #arts #reading #writing #bookdonation #education #library #literature
Monday GRATITUDE to our followers. You, our students, and the literature we read remind us there is awe & beauty even amidst the world's chaos! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Monday GRATITUDE to our followers. You, our students, and the literature we read remind us there is awe & beauty even amidst the world's chaos! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
Thanks to BJ (Bastrop, TX) for sending "I found love 4 me" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #prose #writingcommunity #mentor #Texas #jail #letterwriting #love
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Thanks to BJ (Bastrop, TX) for sending "I found love 4 me" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #prose #writingcommunity #mentor #Texas #jail #letterwriting #love
We've shipped LETTERS TO A YOUNG INMATE initiative starter kits to all the juvenile detention sites in Washington (& requested sites in other parts of the country). Sponsor an initiative starter kit for $100. More info: undergroundwriting.org/letters-to-a... | #writingcommunity #prison #jail #mentor
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 AM
We've shipped LETTERS TO A YOUNG INMATE initiative starter kits to all the juvenile detention sites in Washington (& requested sites in other parts of the country). Sponsor an initiative starter kit for $100. More info: undergroundwriting.org/letters-to-a... | #writingcommunity #prison #jail #mentor
Thanks to Robert (Lawton, OK) for sending "A Potential for a Semi-Force in Aliens" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #prose #writingcommunity #mentor #Oklahoma #jail
January 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Thanks to Robert (Lawton, OK) for sending "A Potential for a Semi-Force in Aliens" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #prose #writingcommunity #mentor #Oklahoma #jail
Monday GRATITUDE to our followers. You, our students, and the literature we read remind us there is awe & beauty even amidst the world's chaos! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Monday GRATITUDE to our followers. You, our students, and the literature we read remind us there is awe & beauty even amidst the world's chaos! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
Please consider assisting in student transformation by making a year-end donation: undergroundwriting.org/donate
Thanks so much, friends!
#writingcommunity #writing #arts #education #donate #nonprofit #teaching #literature #advocacy
Thanks so much, friends!
#writingcommunity #writing #arts #education #donate #nonprofit #teaching #literature #advocacy
December 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Please consider assisting in student transformation by making a year-end donation: undergroundwriting.org/donate
Thanks so much, friends!
#writingcommunity #writing #arts #education #donate #nonprofit #teaching #literature #advocacy
Thanks so much, friends!
#writingcommunity #writing #arts #education #donate #nonprofit #teaching #literature #advocacy
Our Winter 2025 newsletter, "Thank You!," has been sent out and is available to read here: shorturl.at/5Rlkb | #writing #writingcommunity #arts #education #teach #teacher
December 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Our Winter 2025 newsletter, "Thank You!," has been sent out and is available to read here: shorturl.at/5Rlkb | #writing #writingcommunity #arts #education #teach #teacher
Thanks to Joseph (Crescent City, CA) for sending "Rise Above" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #letters #poetry #writingcommunity #mentor #carpediem #California
December 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Thanks to Joseph (Crescent City, CA) for sending "Rise Above" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #letters #poetry #writingcommunity #mentor #carpediem #California
Thanks to D. (Florence, AZ) for sending "My Dear Son" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #letters #poetry #writingcommunity #mentor #memories #Arizona
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Thanks to D. (Florence, AZ) for sending "My Dear Son" to ONE PAGE, a publishing opportunity for "re/vision" inquirers (our writing mentorships for people experiencing incarceration): bit.ly/3SV6rmH | #prison #arts #writing #letters #poetry #writingcommunity #mentor #memories #Arizona
You can transform a life by donating books to THE CHANGE, our book pipeline providing generative reading material to our workshop sites and partner facilities. More INFO: undergroundwriting.org/the-change | #writingcommunity #book #arts #reading #writing #bookdonation #education #library #literature
December 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
You can transform a life by donating books to THE CHANGE, our book pipeline providing generative reading material to our workshop sites and partner facilities. More INFO: undergroundwriting.org/the-change | #writingcommunity #book #arts #reading #writing #bookdonation #education #library #literature
Another shout out for student writing! Thanks, Azucena, for your inspiration. Read more of our students' work in our student writing anthologies. Stock up here: undergroundwriting.org/store
#writing #education #arts #teaching #prison #jail #creativewriting #skagit #writingcommunity #skagitvalley
#writing #education #arts #teaching #prison #jail #creativewriting #skagit #writingcommunity #skagitvalley
December 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Another shout out for student writing! Thanks, Azucena, for your inspiration. Read more of our students' work in our student writing anthologies. Stock up here: undergroundwriting.org/store
#writing #education #arts #teaching #prison #jail #creativewriting #skagit #writingcommunity #skagitvalley
#writing #education #arts #teaching #prison #jail #creativewriting #skagit #writingcommunity #skagitvalley
Monday THANKS/shout outs to our followers. You--and our students--bear witness to the light in these times! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Monday THANKS/shout outs to our followers. You--and our students--bear witness to the light in these times! | #recovery #writingcommunity #arts #incarceration #migrant #homelessness. Please spread the word about our work. Visit us here: undergroundwriting.org
Just dropped. S6E3: "Thanks !" - Featuring a poem by Dustin (student at our Community Justice Center site) and a year-end writing exercise for listeners. On Spotify, Apple, or here: undergroundwriting.org/podcast/2025... | #arts #writingcommunity #podcast #writing #poetry #juveniledetention
December 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Just dropped. S6E3: "Thanks !" - Featuring a poem by Dustin (student at our Community Justice Center site) and a year-end writing exercise for listeners. On Spotify, Apple, or here: undergroundwriting.org/podcast/2025... | #arts #writingcommunity #podcast #writing #poetry #juveniledetention
We've shipped LETTERS TO A YOUNG INMATE initiative starter kits to all the juvenile detention sites in Washington (& requested sites in other parts of the country). Sponsor an initiative starter kit for $100. More info: undergroundwriting.org/letters-to-a... | #writingcommunity #prison #jail #mentor
December 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
We've shipped LETTERS TO A YOUNG INMATE initiative starter kits to all the juvenile detention sites in Washington (& requested sites in other parts of the country). Sponsor an initiative starter kit for $100. More info: undergroundwriting.org/letters-to-a... | #writingcommunity #prison #jail #mentor