Originally written in the late 1990's, this memoir captures the life of a man born in the early 20th century in rural Wisconsin. This book describes the life of a young boy who with his family survived the brutal winters of Wisconsin, and with nothing more than a high school diploma overcame all the obstacles of growing up through two world wars and the Great Depression. His memories have been enhanced through the careful compiling of the history of the Winkler/Henderson/Knodle families. T...

Poetry from Within is about all of us - our own 'prisons' within relationships, jobs, divorce, school and life. Over the past 27 years serving a life sentence in an Illinois prison, the author writes about the treasures he buried before incarceration, and the suffering of life inside the prison. His writings cover holidays, graduations, family events, and are told with a passion and realism unique to his life experiences. From elections to Covid to "wokeness", Kurtis brings you inside pris...