Literature

Gangs and literature have a rich, complex history. Gang members have written and been written about across mediums for centuries. Literature acts as a mechanism for gang members to tell their version of the story and reflect our impressions of them.
The following dives into books and poetry written autobiographically by gang members, ex-gang members and those touched by gangs. This wiki also explores the depiction of gangs in fictional literature. We analyze style, purpose, content, rhetoric and more in various works.

Fiction

Poetry

Auto-Biographies