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ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Poets & Writers in Folsom Prison
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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The Caged Collective
Author: John Oliver Simon
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ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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By Heart
Author: Judith Tannenbaum
Publisher: New Village Press
ISBN: 0981559352
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"A boy with no one to listen becomes a man in prison for life and discovers his mind can be free. A woman enters prison to teach and becomes his first listener. And so begins a twenty-five year friendship between two gifted writers and poets. The result is By Heart-- a book that will anger you, give you hope, and break your heart."--Gloria Steinem For most of their adult lives, since meeting as teacher and pupil at San Quentin State Prison, Judith Tannenbaum and Spoon Jackson have conferred, corresponded, and sometimes collaborated, producing very different bodies of work resting on the same understanding: that human beings have one foot in darkness, another in light. Moving stories of their childhoods and adult creative lives reveal both tragedy and beauty. In alternating chapters--part memoir, part essay--By Heart reveals painful truths about prison, education, and which children our world nurtures and which it shuns. At its core are two stories that speak for human imagination, spirit, and expression. Judith Tannenbaum is a nationally respected poet, educator, lecturer, and the author of Disguised as a Poem, among other works, including poetry, anthologies, and guidebooks for teaching arts in prison. She coordinates training at WritersCorps. Born into an impoverished family of fifteen boys, Spoon Jackson was sentenced to life without possibility of parole by age twenty. He discovered himself as a writer for the first time in prison, eventually becoming an award-winning, internationally-known poet and essayist, as well as a facilitator of creative writing classes for other prisoners.
Publisher: New Village Press
ISBN: 0981559352
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"A boy with no one to listen becomes a man in prison for life and discovers his mind can be free. A woman enters prison to teach and becomes his first listener. And so begins a twenty-five year friendship between two gifted writers and poets. The result is By Heart-- a book that will anger you, give you hope, and break your heart."--Gloria Steinem For most of their adult lives, since meeting as teacher and pupil at San Quentin State Prison, Judith Tannenbaum and Spoon Jackson have conferred, corresponded, and sometimes collaborated, producing very different bodies of work resting on the same understanding: that human beings have one foot in darkness, another in light. Moving stories of their childhoods and adult creative lives reveal both tragedy and beauty. In alternating chapters--part memoir, part essay--By Heart reveals painful truths about prison, education, and which children our world nurtures and which it shuns. At its core are two stories that speak for human imagination, spirit, and expression. Judith Tannenbaum is a nationally respected poet, educator, lecturer, and the author of Disguised as a Poem, among other works, including poetry, anthologies, and guidebooks for teaching arts in prison. She coordinates training at WritersCorps. Born into an impoverished family of fifteen boys, Spoon Jackson was sentenced to life without possibility of parole by age twenty. He discovered himself as a writer for the first time in prison, eventually becoming an award-winning, internationally-known poet and essayist, as well as a facilitator of creative writing classes for other prisoners.
The Folsom Prison Daybook of Despair, Grief, Hope and Art
Author: Patrick Nolan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578884684
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This is a daily reading of poems by convict poets of the Inside Circle at Folsom Prison - edited and compiled by inmate Bernard Gordon. Forwards by Don Morrison and Rob Allbee. Intention of The Folsom Prison Daybook We believe in the healing provided by inspiration. The words in these poems and writings are representative of the ripples of inspiration on waters of hope. We pray that hearts are touched, minds are provoked, and souls will sing. These words are shared from meaningful places touched by the authors. May you find solace in the knowledge that feelings were plumbed to find the ache of these expressions.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578884684
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This is a daily reading of poems by convict poets of the Inside Circle at Folsom Prison - edited and compiled by inmate Bernard Gordon. Forwards by Don Morrison and Rob Allbee. Intention of The Folsom Prison Daybook We believe in the healing provided by inspiration. The words in these poems and writings are representative of the ripples of inspiration on waters of hope. We pray that hearts are touched, minds are provoked, and souls will sing. These words are shared from meaningful places touched by the authors. May you find solace in the knowledge that feelings were plumbed to find the ache of these expressions.
Latitude Pain, Longitude Anger
Author: Gordon Kirkwood-Yates
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Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Poems from Folsom Prison
Author: SISU
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468533509
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
These poems came from a place within a Finnish man's mind, to escape the walls of confinement. They reflect the turmoil within the prison, and to look back at the peace and tranquility of a former life. I was an "outsider," and not in the good graces of the "jailer". Therefore, the only thing I could do, was to rely on my Finnish mind. The Finnish term for survival is called "Sisu". They had my broken body, but not my mind.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468533509
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
These poems came from a place within a Finnish man's mind, to escape the walls of confinement. They reflect the turmoil within the prison, and to look back at the peace and tranquility of a former life. I was an "outsider," and not in the good graces of the "jailer". Therefore, the only thing I could do, was to rely on my Finnish mind. The Finnish term for survival is called "Sisu". They had my broken body, but not my mind.
Coda: Poets & Writers Newsletter
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Vols. for present "up-dated and additional information to supplement A Directory of American poets."
Publisher:
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Vols. for present "up-dated and additional information to supplement A Directory of American poets."
The Untold Story of the Real Me
Author: Free Minds Writers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945434327
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Untold Story is a collection of poetry and profiles written by incarcerated youth. Many poets are currently incarcerated in the DC Jail or federal prison; profiles are of returned citizens and their quest for new life. Their work explores themes of parenthood, love, pain, identity, race, and freedom in voices both raw and powerful.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945434327
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Untold Story is a collection of poetry and profiles written by incarcerated youth. Many poets are currently incarcerated in the DC Jail or federal prison; profiles are of returned citizens and their quest for new life. Their work explores themes of parenthood, love, pain, identity, race, and freedom in voices both raw and powerful.
Poetry and Bondage
Author: Andrea Brady
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110884572X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
Offering a new theory of poetic constraint, this book analyses contributions of bound people to the history of the lyric.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110884572X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
Offering a new theory of poetic constraint, this book analyses contributions of bound people to the history of the lyric.
A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers
Author:
Publisher: Poets & Writers
ISBN: 9780913734230
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Publisher: Poets & Writers
ISBN: 9780913734230
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description