Twenty-One Birthdays - Paperback

by Kennedy A. Gisege (Author)

Half of the people imprisoned in America are parents, which means over two million children grow up with their parents in cages. In his essay, Twenty-One Birthdays, Kennedy Amenya Gisege celebrates a lifetime of birthdays separated from his daughter. Each year, he makes a quiet offering to a photo on the wall. The years accumulate until, at last, she is grown and he remains behind bars. Tender, heart-wrenching, and loving, Gisege's work illuminates the intimate human cost of prison's severings.