What I Wish for You
Poems
by Kat Bodrie
What is it like to have a loved one on death row? Kat Bodrie offers an intimate portrait of friendship, hope, and endurance from years of corresponding with and visiting men living on North Carolina's death row.
Moving from prison visitation booths and solitary confinement to ordinary suburban life, these poems reveal how love, grief, humor, injustice, and beauty exist all at once. Never preachy or sensational, What I Wish for You explores what it means to witness another person's suffering without turning away, and discovers that compassion may be the most radical act of all.
Proceeds from this book fund the Execution Intervention Project — legal work, clemency campaigns, and direct support for people on death row.
