Harvard University professorElisa New uses the Gwendolyn Brooks poem To Prisoners to examine the plight of unjustly incarcerated prisoners; featuring Anna Deveare Smith, John McCain, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Li-Young Lee, and Innocence Project Exonerees.

Originally released by PBS, 2017. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 07, 2019.

Introduction: To Prisoners (2:06); --Power of Poetry in Prison (2:08); -- Opening Lines Analysis (2:33); -- "Wolves and Coyotes of Particular Silences" (1:48); -- "Where it is Dry ... In the Chalk and Choke" (2:29); -- "Cultivation of Strength to Heal and Advance" (1:48); -- "... Blows You Are Going to Get" (2:06); -- "I Call You ..." (4:03); -- Metaphorical Prisons (1:17); -- Uplifting Message (3:54); -- Credits: To Prisoners (0:44); .