Bars and Shadows

by Ralph Chaplin

Ralph Chaplin is serving a twenty year sentence in the Federal Penitentiary, not as a punishment for any act of violence against person or property, but solely for the expression of his opinions.

Genres: Poetry

52 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 17, 2004

About the author

Ralph Hosea Chaplin was an American writer, artist and labor activist.
1887-1961

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lost poet that has much to tell us - a mirror held up to a society that turned away from this reflection of injustice. It has become increasingly clear to me that incarceration has become the preferred choice when a society has no new solutions; yet it is very clear that the more money you have the more legal expertise you can buy. This book addresses these problems through thoughtful and insightful poems.

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written during a 4 yr term served as part of a 20 yr prison sentence, the poems in this book have strong imagery and emotions in them. The emphasised that the worst part of being in prison was the loss of liberty but that you could still be free in your creativity and imagination.