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The Underground Writing Podcast

The Underground Writing Podcast

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The Underground Writing Podcast is an audio channel focusing on student writing. Flowing in and through this river, as it were, are interviews, guests, and organizational updates, as well as two smaller tributaries: Linebreak (a single piece of writing) and Kite (our student writing audio zine).


We are a literature-based creative writing program serving migrant, incarcerated, recovery, and other at-need communities in Washington through literacy and personal transformation. We facilitate generative readings of literature spanning the tradition—from ancient texts to those written in our workshops. Honoring the transforming power of the word, we believe that attentive reading leads to attentive writing, and that attentive writing has the power to assist in the restoration of communities, the imagination, and individual lives.

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  • Thanks !

    Thanks !
    Dec 12 2025
    Show Notes:As we mentioned several times, Skagit County is experiencing flooding at historic levels. Here are some contact points for help:Emergency: Call 911General / non-emergency help and updatesIncident InformationEvacuation Map---Today’s student writing is a poem is by Dustin, a student in our writing workshop at the Skagit County Community Justice Center.Some items mentioned in—or aligned with—today’s episode & Announcements:1. Remember to send us your GRATITUDE LIST. We’d like to join with you in celebrating the good things happening amidst such a challenging time in our world. And we may even read some of them on the air. If you’re up for it, you can email it here: podcast@undergroundwriting.org2. We’re grateful that Podcast Review—a Los Angeles Review of Books channel—recently included us on their list of “The 12 Best Writing Podcasts” (Dec. 1, 2025). Shout outs to the review’s author, Alice Florence Orr, who wrote in her review: “An accomplished and poignant example of how writing can create a positive impact beyond bookshop shelves . . .” A big note of gratitude to Alice, Podcast Review, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. We truly appreciate your support.3. Thanks to NPR / KNKX for featuring Underground Writing a couple of weeks ago, on October 10, 2025 in their series: Agents of Change: Addressing Youth Violence — Lessons that Work. And thanks to Emil Moffatt for the interview. If you’re interested in listening to the story: https://www.knkx.org/tags/agents-of-change-addressing-youth-violence-lessons-that-work4. We’re heading into the final months of the year. And what a year—seemingly unending wars, a divided country teetering on the precipice, and deep funding and staff cuts in the Arts sector— and this is at both the national and local levels. As a community arts nonprofit that depends on grants and individual donations for our survival, we need your support now more than ever. We’d be honored if you’d make a year-end donation: https://undergroundwriting.org/donate5. We regularly hear from folks asking how they can be involved with—or help out—Underground Writing. We’re grateful for the interest. Please check out our “Get Involved” page on our website: https://undergroundwriting.org/get-involved Also, to highlight a few inroads for getting involved: 1) If you live locally, consider joining us for our once-a-month re/vision volunteer day (https://undergroundwriting.org/revision), 2) Spread the word about our Letters to a Young Inmate initiative (https://undergroundwriting.org/letters-to-a-young-inmate), and 3) Consider partnering with us by becoming a patron-donor – we’re only able to do our work because of our individual donors and grant partners . . . and we are always in need of these donor-partnerships so that we can continue our work (https://undergroundwriting.org/donate).---We’re repeating ourselves, but it’s good to say again . . . Listeners!—You can also help us by writing a review on Apple Podcasts or other outlets. And something new—we may even read some of them on the air. Podcast reviews help other like-minded folks find out about our show, as well as our broader work. Any help you can lend to this effort would be greatly appreciated.Our website: www.undergroundwriting.orgYou can send inquiries, or pitches for advertising, here: podcast@undergroundwriting.orgThanks for listening, Friends. Safe journey, and take good care.: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    44 mins
  • Home

    Home
    Nov 1 2025

    Show Notes:


    Today’s student writing is a poem is by Cristian, a student at our workshop site inside Skagit County Juvenile Detention.


    Some items mentioned in—or aligned with—today’s episode // Announcements:


    1. Remember that you can watch a short film of the featured poem today on our website under the “Collaborations” tab—choose “FilmVerse,” and you’ll be directed to the correct page. Cristian’s poem is part of the 2018 collection. Or, click the following link to go directly to FilmVerse | https://undergroundwriting.org/filmverse


    2. Thanks to NPR / KNKX for featuring Underground Writing a couple of weeks ago, on October 10, 2025 in their series: Agents of Change: Addressing Youth Violence — Lessons that Work. And thanks to Emil Moffatt for the interview. If you’re interested in listening to the story: https://www.knkx.org/tags/agents-of-change-addressing-youth-violence-lessons-that-work


    3. We’re heading into the final months of the year. And what a year—seemingly unending wars, a divided country teetering on the precipice, and deep funding and staff cuts in the Arts sector— and this is at both the national and local levels. As a community arts nonprofit that depends on grants and individual donations for our survival, we need your support now as much as ever. We’d be honored if you’d keep us in mind as you plan for your year-end giving: https://undergroundwriting.org/donate


    4. We regularly hear from folks asking how they can be involved with—or help out—Underground Writing. We’re grateful for the interest. Please check out our “Get Involved” page on our website: https://undergroundwriting.org/get-involved Also, to highlight a few inroads for getting involved: 1) If you live locally, consider joining us for our once-a-month re/vision volunteer day (https://undergroundwriting.org/revision), 2) Spread the word about our Letters to a Young Inmate initiative (https://undergroundwriting.org/letters-to-a-young-inmate), and 3) Consider partnering with us by becoming a patron-donor – we’re only able to do our work because of our individual donors and grant partners . . . and we are always in need of these donor-partnerships so that we can continue our work (https://undergroundwriting.org/donate).


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    Listeners!—You can also help us by writing a review on Apple Podcasts or other outlets. Podcast reviews help other like-minded folks find out about our show, as well as our broader work. Any help you can lend to this effort would be greatly appreciated.


    Our website: www.undergroundwriting.org


    You can send inquiries, or pitches for advertising, here: podcast@undergroundwriting.org


    Thanks for listening, Friends.


    Safe journey, and take good care.

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    13 mins
  • My Voice Ran Away

    My Voice Ran Away
    Sep 30 2025

    Show Notes:


    Today’s featured poem, “My Voice Ran Away” was by Xaiviar. You can support students like Xaiviar by spreading the word about our podcast, purchasing student writing anthologies in our website store, and donating to help our ongoing work via our website’s secure donation portal.


    https://undergroundwriting.org/donate



    Some items connected to today’s episode:

    What No One Ever Tells You (student writing anthology): https://undergroundwriting.org/store

    *Xaiviar’s poem is included – page 37.


    Our re/vision program: https://undergroundwriting.org/revision


    The Letters to a Young Inmate initiative: http://letterstoayounginmate.org/


    Become a patron-donor: https://undergroundwriting.org/donate

    Announcements:

    1. We regularly hear from folks asking how they can be involved with—or help out—Underground Writing. We’re grateful for the interest. Please check out our “Get Involved” page on our website: https://undergroundwriting.org/get-involved Also, to highlight a few inroads for getting involved: 1) If you live locally, consider joining us for our once-a-month re/vision volunteer day (https://undergroundwriting.org/revision), 2) Spread the word about our Letters to a Young Inmate initiative (https://undergroundwriting.org/letters-to-a-young-inmate), and 3) Consider partnering with us by becoming a patron-donor – we’re only able to do our work because of our individual donors and grant partners . . . and we are always in need of these donor-partnerships so that we can continue our work (https://undergroundwriting.org/donate).

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    We’re repeating ourselves, but it’s good to say again . . . Listeners!—You can also help us by writing a review on Apple Podcasts or other outlets. And something new—we may even read some of them on the air. Podcast reviews help other like-minded folks find out about our show, as well as our broader work. Any help you can lend to this effort would be greatly appreciated.

    Our website: www.undergroundwriting.org

    Send inquiries, questions, or pitches for advertising here: podcast@undergroundwriting.org

    Thanks for listening, Friends.

    Safe journey, and take good care.

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    12 mins
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