On Mother’s Day, we’re reviving a scene from a project we did in 2017. To read the poem, click here.

In this moving piece titled My Momma, one writer behind bars paints a vivid portrait of love, memory, and resilience. Read by theater student Wayne Broadway in our Letters from Prison video series, it’s a reminder that even from behind walls, gratitude and reverence still bloom.

We asked Sarah Underwood Saviano, the director of our Letters From Prison video series, to reflect on the process of bringing these powerful words to life.