So why is a prisoner thrust into the publics eye with praise ? I thought prison was for punishment ? You were "removed" from society for a reason. I have no sympathy for a junky in prison, even if they are a poet. Newspapers like this one need to stop making prison look so glamourous ! Creative writing classes ? College ? In prison ?? I know productive members of society who are awesome people and cant even afford to go to college. Prison....What a joke.