Reflections of My Mind, Doin' Time

During the 1990's Peter Halstead Hudgens did time in the Arizona state prison system for offenses stemming from his addiction to methamphetamine. He composed many hundreds of poems while he was incarcerated, most of them handwritten on yellow legal pad. After his release and his recovery from addiction he led a full and productive life, until he died in an automobile accident in 2004. His father Richard Hudgens has selected 57 eloquent examples of his work, transcribing them for publication.

Peter Halstead Hudgens, the author of these poems, died in 2004 at age 46 in an automobile accident. These poems were written while he was imprisoned in the 1990?s during his recovery from addiction to methamphetamine. His father, Richard Hudgens, selected these 57 poems from hundreds found among his effects.