Gallery
Muriel Rukeyser Poetry Wall - Value of Sanctuary
Submissions to the Muriel Rukeyser Poetry Wall that were displayed in The Value of Sanctuary: Building a House Without Walls, which opened on February 14, 2019.
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Bellicose
Robert C, Iowa Park, TX -
Bellicose
Robert C, Iowa Park, TX -
Bloom Grown From a Crack in the Wall
Beverly J., Vandalia, MO -
Bloom Grown From a Crack in the Wall
Beverly J., Vandalia, MO -
Counting Colors
John S., Hominy, OK -
Counting Colors
John S., Hominy, OK -
Dear Reader
Robert D., Fort Stockton, TX -
Dear Reader
Robert D., Fort Stockton, TX -
I Am You!
Devin L., Laurinburg, NC -
I Am You!
Devin L., Laurinburg, NC -
Letting You Go
Luciano L., Livingston, TX -
Letting You Go
Luciano L., Livingston, TX -
Resplendent Beauty
Seferino C., Cotulla, TX -
Resplendent Beauty
Seferino C., Cotulla, TX -
We Are All the Same
Michael C., Susanville, CA -
We Are All the Same
Michael C., Susanville, CA -
50 Rainbow Tears
James O., Pine Bluff, AR -
50 Rainbow Tears
James O., Pine Bluff, AR -
Catechism, Wanderers, A Summer Love Poem
Anthony W., Kennedy, TX -
Catechism, Wanderers, A Summer Love Poem
Anthony W., Kennedy, TX -
Heaven’s Breath, The Way, Jubilee
John P., Lancaster, CA -
Heaven’s Breath, The Way, Jubilee
John P., Lancaster, CA -
Love is God
Anwar T., Abilene, TX -
Love is God
Anwar T., Abilene, TX -
Love the Lord, Who I Am
Brian M., Palestine, TX -
Love the Lord, Who I Am
Brian M., Palestine, TX -
Love Will Prevail
Manuel R., Iowa Park, TX -
Love Will Prevail
Manuel R., Iowa Park, TX -
Music of Solitude
Steven I., Laurinburg, NC -
Music of Solitude
Steven I., Laurinburg, NC -
Not So Tough
Steven S., Stormville, NY -
Not So Tough
Steven S., Stormville, NY -
One Day
Lisa J., Gatesville, TX -
One Day
Lisa J., Gatesville, TX -
Sanctuary
Christopher T., Danville, IL -
Sanctuary
Christopher T., Danville, IL -
Shy Heart, Grudges
Brandon M., Ontario, OR -
Shy Heart, Grudges
Brandon M., Ontario, OR -
The Mind
Andre S., Delano, CA -
The Mind
Andre S., Delano, CA -
Unbound
Jerry A., Childress, TX -
Unbound
Jerry A., Childress, TX -
Unknown Languages
Abimael S., Amarillo, TX -
Unknown Languages
Abimael S., Amarillo, TX -
Waiting for You
Marty J., Huntsville, TX -
Waiting for You
Marty J., Huntsville, TX -
We’re All Doing Time
Steven S., Stormville, NY -
We’re All Doing Time
Steven S., Stormville, NY -
What Is Love?
Larry R., Waynesburg, PA -
What Is Love?
Larry R., Waynesburg, PA -
Where Poetry Lives
Ojore M., San Quentin, CA -
Where Poetry Lives
Ojore M., San Quentin, CA -
Would You Know Me
Miguel M., Wasco, CA -
Would You Know Me
Miguel M., Wasco, CA -
The Men Behind the Wall
Dwayne W., Miami, FL -
The Men Behind the Wall
Dwayne W., Miami, FL -
Your Word’s Worth, Benediction from Prison
Travis B., Beaumont, TX -
Your Word’s Worth, Benediction from Prison
Travis B., Beaumont, TX -
The following poems contain distressing themes.
Viewers are encouraged to use their best judgment in approaching them. -
Voided + illustration
Buck S., Gatesville, TX -
Voided + illustration
Buck S., Gatesville, TX -
Puff Daddy
Daniel D., Amarillo, TX -
Puff Daddy
Daniel D., Amarillo, TX -
The Condemned’s Prayer, The Cement Box
John H., Livingston, TX -
The Condemned’s Prayer, The Cement Box
John H., Livingston, TX