Every year, more than 20,000 people are released from Ohio's prisons. In Ideastream Public Media's series Poetic Reentry, we hear from men who've recently transitioned to life on the outside, and how POETRY helped them do it. In this episode, we hear from Cardell Belfoure. He works as a roofer and runs a collective of Cleveland poets called Poetic Companions. He lives with family in Warrensville Heights.

Poetic Reentry: Cardell Belfoure

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Poetic Reentry: Cardell Belfoure

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