In this episode of Unforget Me we’re going to listen to a song written by Michael Blackwell two years ago that feels even more relevant today.  You can learn more about the Oakdale Community Choir, which helped bring Michael’s song to life, by visiting their website at: https://oakdalechoir.lib.uiowa.edu.  We will also read a touching published memoir piece featuring memories of some favorite places from childhood written by Richard Winemiller.  Richard has served over 30 years of a life sentence in Iowa and has been dedicated to learning, both formally and informally, throughout most of his incarceration.  Richard’s essay titled Isabella Lake:  A Place of Firsts, is published in Kirkwood Community College’s arts and literature journal The Cedar Valley Divide, 2020 edition. You can learn more about Cedar Valley Divide here: https://www.kirkwood.edu/programs/degrees/cedar-valley-divide.  You can look forward to hearing more from both Richard and Michael in later episodes.  We finish the episode with a poem written by Gilbert Ellis in response to the work titled:  The Prison Cell, written by poet Mahmoud Darwish.

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