Still Point has created a short theatrical piece entitled Strong Women, which is built solely around poetry written by women incarcerated at the Cook County jail. This inspiring performance explores the shock of arrival, the experience of incarceration and abuse, seeking your spirit in the midst of adversity, separation from children, and the quest to grow as a person and eventually release long-held fears.

The piece is performed by current or past facilitators in the Persephone Project prison workshops. The thirty minute performance, attended by female inmates of the institution and invited guests of Still Point, is followed by brief reflections given by the performers about their own experiences in the prisons.

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