It gave me a sense of joy … I didn’t feel I had a voice in prison and this was a way of saying what I needed to. The process reminded me who I was and as a result of this I gave an interview about being an openly gay man in prison. I hope it encourages others to stand up and say I count as much as the next man, and I’d have never done that without being part of this project.

Pank Sethi, participant in A Celebration of Spoken Word (2018)