KITE:A. A NOTE PASSED FROM AN INMATE TO AN INMATE IN ANOTHER CELL OR TO A GUARDB. UNDERGROUND WRITING’S AUDIO ZINE FEATURING STUDENT WRITINGJen Bradbury, UW Teaching Writer, shares student writing from What No One Ever Tells You.My Cell -

I Know You Remember

Mar 8th, 2021 32m 49s

Yesica joins Matt and Alvin in the park on a sunny day. She shares new work and updates us on her journey. Matt gives updates on workshops, events, and amplifying voices.LINKS OF INTEREST:Podcast Review: Underground WritingDear America chapb

A Good Remedy

Feb 1st, 2021 22m 50s

We’re still here. Matt and Alvin read excerpts from DEAR AMERICA, the newest collection of student writing, packaged as our latest chapbook. They check in on the state of… everything, having made it into the new year. Matt gives updates on writ

Kite 8

Sep 24th, 2020 9m 8s

KITE:A. A NOTE PASSED FROM AN INMATE TO AN INMATE IN ANOTHER CELL OR TO A GUARDB. UNDERGROUND WRITING’S AUDIO ZINE FEATURING STUDENT WRITINGMatt shares student writing from the e-workshops at the Skagit County Community Justice Center site.

Recollection

Sep 21st, 2020 29m 20s

It’s been something—this year of 2020: the pandemic, the quarantine, the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, the wildfires currently occurring up and down the west coast, the looming November election . . . It’s been a year of gre

Separate Rooms

May 5th, 2020 14m 48s

To say that the Coronavirus has changed things is an understatement. The world is in a state of forced improvisation. Things have been quite different for us, too, during the quarantine. In this episode, Matt provides a summary overview of the

Community Spotlight: Elizabeth Riley, graduate student

Mar 30th, 2020 24m 58s

BEFORE any stay-at-home orders were in effect, Elizabeth Riley joined Matt and Alvin in the studio to talk about her research project, the high school classroom vs leading a creative writing workshop with UW, and how she navigated a love of rea

Icarus Moment

Mar 16th, 2020 19m 25s

“Club Icarus” is a poem by Matthew W. Miller that was brought in to UW writing workshops at the Skagit County Community Justice Center. Elizabeth Riley, local high school teacher and grad student, joins Matt and Alvin in the studio to explore

Kite 7: Susanne Antonetta, Teaching Writer

Mar 2nd, 2020 13m 59s

KITE:A. A NOTE PASSED FROM AN INMATE TO AN INMATE IN ANOTHER CELL OR TO A GUARDB. UNDERGROUND WRITING’S AUDIO ZINE FEATURING STUDENT WRITINGSusanne Antonetta, UW Teaching Writer and editor of the Bellingham Review, shares student writing fro

Back Forward

Feb 17th, 2020 11m 47s

We’re back for the first podcast of 2020. Matt and Alvin revisit the numbers from 2019 and give you a heads up of what’s planned for 2020, so mark your calendars.Thanks to the Rick Epting Foundation for the Arts and ArtsWA for supporting our e

Partner

Dec 17th, 2019 6m 53s

When people ask, "What's Underground Writing?" the quick answer is that we're a creative writing program for at-risk communities. One of the follow up questions we sometimes receive: "How does it all work financially?" We think this is a great

His Cup

Dec 9th, 2019 13m 45s

“His Cup” is a piece of student writing from the Skagit Recovery Community Site. Matt gives context on this site and he and Alvin discuss grief and mourning, as we carry the items of our deceased loved ones.LINKS OF INTEREST:Brigid Collins Fa

KITE 6: A. Muia, Teaching Writer

Nov 25th, 2019 8m 50s

KITE:A. A NOTE PASSED FROM AN INMATE TO AN INMATE IN ANOTHER CELL OR TO A GUARDB. UNDERGROUND WRITING’S AUDIO ZINE FEATURING STUDENT WRITINGA. Muia, UW Teaching Writer, shares student writing from the workshops at Skagit County Juvenile Dete

Introducing: Habibi

Nov 21st, 2019 18m 56s

Habibi is Arabic for beloved, darling. It's also the holiday pop-up market in downtown Mount Vernon sponsored by Voices of the Children, Skagit River Poetry Foundation, and Underground Writing. This short episode has the directors of those loca

I See You; Your Story Matters with Julie Ryan

Nov 14th, 2019 30m 3s

Julie Ryan and UW Director Matt attended graduate school together in Vancouver, B.C. Earlier this year, Julie reached out to Matt from her English classroom in Dunedin, New Zealand in response to The Underground Writing Podcast episode about ou

Kite 5: Yesica Solano / Part 2

Oct 29th, 2019 10m 42s

This episode of KITE 5 is part 2 with our first intern, Yesica Solano.KITE: A. A NOTE PASSED FROM AN INMATE TO AN INMATE IN ANOTHER CELL OR TO A GUARD B. UNDERGROUND WRITING’S AUDIO ZINE FEATURING STUDENT WRITING4. Smile Like You Mean I

Kite 5: Yesica Solano / Part 1

Oct 29th, 2019 7m 6s

This episode of KITE 5 is part 1 with our first intern, Yesica Solano.KITE: A. A NOTE PASSED FROM AN INMATE TO AN INMATE IN ANOTHER CELL OR TO A GUARD B. UNDERGROUND WRITING’S AUDIO ZINE FEATURING STUDENT WRITING1. Stranger2. Letter to

I Have to Swallow the Time

Oct 14th, 2019 15m 6s

This piece comes from our site at Skagit County’s Juvenile Detention. UW Teaching Writer Suzanne brought in a poem from a Chinese factory worker. Matt and Alvin discuss protest, despair, hope, and transformation. Links of Interest: What No

Kite 4: Community Justice Center

Sep 30th, 2019 9m 51s

KITE: A. A NOTE PASSED FROM AN INMATE TO AN INMATE IN ANOTHER CELL OR TO A GUARD B. UNDERGROUND WRITING’S AUDIO ZINE FEATURING STUDENT WRITING1. Dear Self by Jay 2. Broken by Rocky3. Lost Boy Rich by Richard4. Border of Paradise by

Our Story

Sep 17th, 2019 39m 21s

Matt and Alvin meet with Migrant Leaders Club students to discuss the piece OUR STORY from the collaborative anthology WHEN THE DUST RISES. Underground Writing: a literature-based creative writing program serving migrant, incarcerated, recove

This City is a Map

Sep 2nd, 2019 25m 3s

Matt and Alvin read a piece from the Skagit County Community Justice Center that chronicles a whole life: yearning, passion, destruction, hope, and hesitation. This piece afters a poem of the same title by Anna Kamienska (1920-1986).This episod

Can I Ask For Help?

Aug 19th, 2019 16m 2s

We’re back! Matt and Alvin witness a short piece from the Community Justice Center of Skagit County.Underground Writing: a literature-based creative writing program serving migrant, incarcerated, recovery, and other at-risk communities in no

Kite 3: Chris Hoke, Teaching Writer

Jun 10th, 2019 10m 52s

Chris Hoke, UW Teaching Writer, shares recent student writing from the workshops at the Skagit County Community Justice Center. Note: We are a creative writing program serving at-risk populations. We do not broadcast names or identifying deta

Community Spotlight: Janice Blackmore of Migrant Leaders Club

Jun 3rd, 2019 33m 17s

What has grown into a generative collaboration began when we first met in June 2015 with Janice Blackmore, founder and advisor for the Mount Vernon Migrant Leaders Club. Underground Writing was a few weeks out from its official launch and we we

My Life Has Been Difficult

May 21st, 2019 19m 8s

This piece comes from the Migrant Leaders Club of the Mount Vernon School District. Matt and Alvin find common ground on themes of isolation, loneliness, hatred, and division. Note: We are a creative writing program serving at-risk populations.