The Underground Writing Podcast

LINEBREAK is a single piece of student writing, offered as a pause during your daily life. We hope it will be generative of further creativity, perspective, and thought. --- Today’s student writing is a poem by Josh, a student at our workshop site inside Skagit County Juvenile Detention. Some items mentioned in—or aligned with—today’s episode + Announcements: 1.  More about processing th...

Today’s student writing is a poem is by Aracely, a student at our workshop site with the Migrant Leaders Club in the Mount Vernon, Washington school district. This poem appears in our second anthology, When the Dust Rises --- Some items mentioned in—or aligned with—today’s episode + Announcements: -988 is the phone number for our National Crisis Lifeline. Please remember this—when needed...

LINEBREAK is a single piece of student writing, offered as a pause during your daily life. We hope it will be generative of further creativity, perspective, and thought. --- Show Notes: Today’s student writing is a poem by Eloisa (Ela), a student at our workshop site with the Migrant Leaders Club in the Mount Vernon, Washington school district. Some items mentioned in—or aligned with—today’s...

Today’s student writing is a poem is by Justin, a student at our workshop site with the Skagit County Community Justice Center (our county’s jail for adult women and men). Some items mentioned in—or aligned with—today’s episode + Announcements: 1. The long quote about the subject of time in today’s episode was from the Life Wisdom podcast episode, “ Everything Has Its Timing .” 2. What a year...

We’re excited to let you know that after a series of pilot writing workshops in the Summer and Fall of 2025, we have—as of January 22, 2026—officially launched our 6th writing workshop site— Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County ( https://skagitclubs.org/ ) . Thanks to Yesica, Dena, Marco, Clemente, Cynthia, and all the staff and students at the site for welcoming us. We look forward t...

Show Notes: As we mentioned several times, Skagit County is experiencing flooding at historic levels. Here are some contact points for help: Emergency: Call 911 General / non-emergency help and updates Incident Information Evacuation Map --- Today’s student writing is a poem is by Dustin, a student in our writing workshop at the Skagit County Community Justice Center. Some items mentioned in—...

Show Notes: Today’s student writing is a poem is by Cristian, a student at our workshop site inside Skagit County Juvenile Detention. Some items mentioned in—or aligned with—today’s episode // Announcements: 1. Remember that you can watch a short film of the featured poem today on our website under the “Collaborations” tab—choose “FilmVerse,” and you’ll be directed to the correct page. Cristi...

Show Notes: Today’s featured poem, “My Voice Ran Away” was by Xaiviar. You can support students like Xaiviar by spreading the word about our podcast, purchasing student writing anthologies in our website store, and donating to help our ongoing work via our website’s secure donation portal. https://undergroundwriting.org/donate Some items connected to today’s episode:   What No One Ever T...

Show Notes:   Today’s featured letters and feedback were written by students and ONE PAGE participants. This episode’s featured poem, “A Day So Happy,” was by Victor. You can support students like these by spreading the word about our podcast, purchasing student writing anthologies in our website store, and becoming a supporter. You can join our support team by donating to help...

Show Notes:   Today’s featured writing was by Ali, a writer experiencing incarceration in Oregon, who submitted to our ONE PAGE publication opportunity for incarcerated writers.   You can support our students, ONE PAGE, and writers like Ali by spreading the word about our podcast, purchasing student writing anthologies in our website store, and making a donation to help sustain our...

LINEBREAK is a single piece of student writing, offered as a pause during your daily life. We hope it will be generative of further creativity, perspective, and thought. --- Show Notes: Today’s featured poem was by student and alumnus, Victor. You can support students like Victor by spreading the word about our podcast, purchasing student writing anthologies and other merch in our online...

Show Notes:   Today’s featured poems were by student/alumnus, Victor. You can support students like Victor by spreading the word about our podcast, purchasing student writing anthologies and other merch in our online store, and making a donation to help our work continue – you can donate via our website’s secure donation portal here: https://undergroundwriting.org/donate   Some item...

Show Notes:   Today’s featured writings were by incarcerated adult students at our workshop site with the Skagit County Community Justice Center. You can support students like them by spreading the word about our podcast, purchasing student writing anthologies in our website store, and donating to help our ongoing work via our website’s secure donation portal here: https://undergroundwri...

Show Notes   Today’s featured writing was by Max, a student—and now alumnus—at our writing workshop site in Skagit County Juvenile Detention. You can support students like Max by spreading the word about our podcast, purchasing student writing anthologies and other merch in our online store, and making a donation to help our work continue – you can donate via our website’s secure donatio...

Today’s featured writings were by Anthony and Carlos, students at our writing workshop site in Skagit County Juvenile Detention. You can support students like Anthony and Carlos by spreading the word about our podcast, purchasing student writing anthologies and other merch in our online store, and making a donation to help our work continue – you can donate via our website’s secure donation p...

LINEBREAK is a single piece of student writing, offered as a pause during your daily life. We hope it will be generative of further creativity, perspective, and thought.   _____   SHOW NOTES:   Tuesday, November 26, 2024   If you recently began listening to our podcast—or if you’ve been with us for a number of years—we want to remind you to check out the first 3 episodes o...

LINEBREAK is a single piece of student writing, offered as a pause during your daily life. We hope it will be generative of further creativity, perspective, and thought.   _____   Tuesday, November 5, 2024   Today is Election Day 2024. Listeners, if you have not already done so, we urge you to get out and vote as soon as possible! If you don’t know where to vote, chec...

KITE  [' kīt, noun ]  1 . A note requesting or providing information, passed from one inmate to another in a separate cell, to someone on the outside, or to a guard; 2 . Underground Writing’s audio zine featuring a selection of student writing. SHOW NOTES:   Today’s featured writings were written by our adult students at the Skagit County Community Justice Center (our county jail).&...

LINEBREAK is a single piece of student writing, offered as a pause during your daily life. We hope it will be generative of further creativity, perspective, and thought.   *A prefatory note. We recorded this episode on Monday, September 30, 2024. While in the process of recording it at a local college library, an “active shooter” event took place in the nearby vicinity—outside...

On this first episode of Season 5, we talk about the reboot of The Underground Writing Podcast. Highlights include a catchup / overview coming out of the Covid era, a few updates regarding programs and collaborations, and a reading of "Ode to My Journal," a poem by Anthony, one of our students at our writing workshop site in Skagit County Juvenile Detention. Show Notes: Today’s featured writing is...

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KITE: A. A NOTE PASSED FROM AN INMATE TO AN INMATE IN ANOTHER CELL OR TO A GUARD B. UNDERGROUND WRITING’S AUDIO ZINE FEATURING STUDENT WRITING Jen Bradbury, UW Teaching Writer, shares student writing from What No One Ever Tells You . My Cell -Victor I Won’t Front -J.S. I Am Not What You Think I Am -Luciean Nascar Dialogue -Josh Survival -M. We Sit Here Together -Students and Teaching Writers, in a...

Yesica joins Matt and Alvin in the park on a sunny day. She shares new work and updates us on her journey. Matt gives updates on workshops, events, and amplifying voices. LINKS OF INTEREST: Podcast Review : Underground Writing Dear America chapbook The Change - Book Pipeline Marilyn Montufar Jacob Lawrence Gallery Claudia Castro Luna Letters to a Young Inmate The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien Under...

We’re still here. Matt and Alvin read excerpts from DEAR AMERICA, the newest collection of student writing, packaged as our latest chapbook. They check in on the state of… everything, having made it into the new year. Matt gives updates on writing workshops and amplifying voices. LINKS OF INTEREST: DEAR AMERICA CHAPBOOK THE CHANGE - BOOK PIPELINE MARILYN MONTUFAR CLAUDIA CASTRO LUNA LETTERS TO A Y...

KITE: A. A NOTE PASSED FROM AN INMATE TO AN INMATE IN ANOTHER CELL OR TO A GUARD B. UNDERGROUND WRITING’S AUDIO ZINE FEATURING STUDENT WRITING Matt shares student writing from the e-workshops at the Skagit County Community Justice Center site. Finding Hope (excerpt) - Garrett Helping - C. Seven Aphorisms - Michael I Need You to Unlock Heaven's Door - Kyle Being locked up - Leland Fulfillment of La...