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A crowbar in the Buddhist garden : writing from prison / Stephen Reid.

by Reid, Stephen.

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Thistledown Press, 2012.

Prisoners' writings, Canadian.

Prisoners -- Canada -- Biography.

Authors, Canadian -- 20th century -- Biography.

133 p. ; 22 cm.

The last score -- A man they loved -- Celebrating midnight 1999-2000 -- The last Jesus I know of -- Junkie -- Leaving their mark -- Crime and punishment (2000) -- The clockwork grey of the CSC -- The Zen of the chain -- Hooked -- The carving shed -- In the company of women -- Bushwhacking south of the border -- There are no children's books in prison -- Tough guys do so vote (2004) -- Born to loose -- Without my daughter -- The art of dying in prison -- Epilogue (the beachcomber).

Recognition of how Reid's imprisonment has shaped his life. Essays describe crimes that led to his imprisonment, and the regrets of how his choices have impacted the lives of his daughters, wife and family. But in each essay the refrain is "prison life", whether it is measuring the integrity of the books in the prison library, the violence and primal intimidation inherent in all-male communities, or the torment and solace of solitary confinement.--From publisher's description.

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