Mondo We Langa is a poet, playwright, and a political prisoner of the Nebraska State Penitentiary since 1970. In the 45 years since his conviction, Mondo has created art, written short stories, poetry and journalism. He had five books of poetry published between 1973 and 1978 and has contributed poems and stories to such literary journals and magazines as Prairie Schooner, The Black Scholar, ARGO, Black American Literary Forum, Shooting Star Quarterly Review, Pacifica Review, Obsidian, Black Books Bulletin, and over 30 more. Currently incarcerated, Mondo has continued his education, and now in his 60s, is a mentor to young inmates just coming into the system. In all the years of his incarceration, he has not committed a single act of violence; he has, in fact, been an exemplary prisoner.