Note from the author:

Three years ago, I met a man named Michael Bane, who has maintained his innocence for thirty-eight years on Death Row in Tennessee. I started visiting him in prison, talking to him on the phone, and writing him letters—often epistolary poems about what he’d told me of his life, his prison experience, and our friendship. After reading a few, he asked me if I’d be willing to publish them to raise awareness about him, and I promised I would try. If you’d like to learn more about Mike and help support him in his fight for justice, you can find everything you’ll want to know at this link.

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