Memoir Out Now
In a prison classroom, incarcerated men find purpose through writing their lives. This memoir rejects the teacher-as-savior story and shows the men not as monsters or victims, but as complex individuals. Through risk, trust, and humor, both teacher and students learn that dignity grows from being heard and from building on what writers do well.
About the Author
DNancy Mack was a professor at Wright State for twenty years. She taught writing to undergraduate and graduate students whose innovative writing projects were often published as memoir scrapbooks and multigenre websites. Her career began as a middle school teacher who quickly became a popular presenter at state conferences and school district inservices. While earning her Ph.D., she taught writing in prison and on campus for Ohio State. After graduation, her first position was at a small college with two prison programs.
She has published two volumes about teaching grammar with poetry; and numerous articles and chapters about emotional labor, imposterism, and teaching first-generation students. Her collaboration on grants includes working with the National Endowment for the Arts, Dayton Public Television, and the Ohio Department of Education. She currently lives in Franklin, Tennessee with her husband.