Contributors

Amir R. Allen is a HACC student majoring in sociology. His future goal is to publish works that make sociology more useful to the average person. He is a self-taught pianist and Christian Apologist. His poem “Theme for English 101” was inspired by Langston Hughes. This is Amir’s first time to be published in The Copper Quill. 

Bill is a HACC liberal arts student. His future goal is to work in ministry. His poem “Free? FREE!” is his first piece to be published in The Copper Quill. This is also the first poem he’s ever written. 

Elwood Braswell is a liberal arts major at HACC. His goal is to achieve a higher level of education than he previously had. If Elwood gets out of jail, he hopes to start a family and to be there for his children. 

Joseph Clark is a HACC student currently enrolled in the liberal arts program. His future goal is to become a drug and alcohol counselor to help those struggling with addiction. This is Joseph’s first time to be published in The Copper Quill. 

Heriberto Diaz is a HACC student majoring in English. One of his future goals is to become a teacher. He has been published in numerous newspapers and journals. This will be Heriberto’s first piece to be published in The Copper Quill. 

Levar Jones is a HACC student at SCI Camp Hill majoring in liberal arts.

Michael Lockhart is a HACC student at SCI Camp Hill majoring in liberal arts. His future goal is to become a business owner. This is his first time having any of his work published, and he looks forward to publishing more. 

Andre’ C. Lowry is a HACC student seeking a liberal arts degree. His future goal is to impact impoverished communities with his charity work. He has started a nonprofit to curb the pandemic of violence with inner-city youth called B4 Our Sons Shoot. His other goals are to continue his education, own a barber school, and keep kids out of jail.

Omar Jabbar Miller is a HACC student currently incarcerated at SCI Camp Hill Prison. He is majoring in liberal arts. “Dear Black Child…!” is his first piece to be published in The Copper Quill. Omar loves to write, and he is preparing himself to be a novelist and prominent script writer (movies, etc.).

Maurice “Flynt” Pearson is a proud father and a genius of a man with an old soul. He’s an incarcerated HACC student majoring in liberal arts. He’s looking to further his education as he finalizes his first novel, Love: The Depths of Our Journey, and prepares to reenter society with the tools needed to be successful. This is his first time to be published in The Copper Quill.

Amr Abdur Rasheed is a first-generation Ethiopian-American who is currently enrolled at HACC through its liberal arts program held at SCI Camp Hill. Amr’s goals include earning his associate degree and continuing his educational journey to obtain a bachelor’s degree before being released from prison, where he has been incarcerated since the age of 16.

William “Big Papi” Rivera is 6’4 and proud to be Dominican-born. He was raised in Spanish Harlem. He is the son of two immigrants who speak no ingles (English).

Andrew D. Westry is a HACC student who is currently working towards earning his associate degree in liberal arts. He is an incarcerated father housed at SCI Camp Hill. He hopes to one day become a beacon of light for those struggling with self-doubt.

Edward Nicholas Wright Jr. is a HACC student majoring in liberal arts. Post graduation, his aim is to be in service to the community by creating initiatives geared toward intervening in the lives of wayward youth by reforming the systems responsible for the delinquency among said demographic. This foray into writing will be the first time he has ventured to have his work published. 

Benjamin Yelton is a HACC student pursuing his degree in liberal arts. Currently, Benjamin is incarcerated at SCI Camp Hill. He enjoys writing about his past experiences and traumas with the hopes of touching anyone who can relate to the struggle of drug addiction. This is Benjamin’s first time to be published in The Copper Quill.