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- William James Association 0
- Prison Renaissance Prison Renaissance is using visual, verbal, and performance art to create a culture of transformation to end cycles of incarceration. 0
- Judith Tannenbaum's site Judith taught poetry at SQ. She is a networker and amazing resource for prison arts info. She collaborates with prison poet Spoon Jackson and has written about her years teaching at SQ in “Disguised as a Poem.” 0
- San Quentin News We present a progressive approach to criminal justice policies by reporting on positive changes in prisoner behavior, particularly through rehabilitative efforts. 0
Tag Archives: Prison Arts Project
Inside prison, he said, “there is genius and there’s compassion and there’s creativity.”
Check out a new article featuring our beloved Emile DeWeaver, in a story highlighting the fact that “violent offenders” may be some of the people our communities most need out here. Along the way, Emile mentions the importance of writing… … Continue reading
Ronnie Goodman, beautiful soul
I was very sad to learn that the artist Ronnie Goodman died in his homeless encampment on 16th and Capp. I met Ronnie in San Quentin where he was a fixture in the art studio. He did the covers for … Continue reading
“Aren’t You Grateful You’re Not In Prison Anymore?”
An OG’s Perspective by Watani Stiner This article will be featured in a forthcoming issue of the San Quentin News. Watani Stiner was interviewed by his former creative writing teacher, Zoe Mullery, on July 22, 2020, regarding the outbreak of … Continue reading
‘I’m being treated like I’m not a person’
I posted about the article in the Chronicle that came out on July 25 featuring Brothers in Pen writers Troy Williams and Watani Stiner. Another article also came out in the Chronicle on July 30 for which I was interviewed: … Continue reading
Juan Haines keeps reporting from inside the nightmare
Juan Moreno Haines has been a pillar in the creative writing class for more than 10 years. I linked to one of Juan’s stories in a previous post, but I think his ongoing reporting deserves a post of its own. … Continue reading
After 23 years at SQ, concern for so many still there suffering
Having spent 23 years (of my 39 total in prison) in the small community of San Quentin, the people with whom I did this time—and many were there the entire period—are of course a source of concern for me here … Continue reading
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San Quentin’s 8:46
The chillingly slow, savagely calm, brutally calculated murder of George Floyd on video by a uniformed officer with his hands in his pockets, impervious to any cries for relief from either the man he is kneeling on or the bystanders … Continue reading
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Life… In the Coronapocalypse
In the coming days and weeks, I hope to post more articles and thoughts from former members of the class as they reflect on their lives outside and on those they left behind the walls of San Quentin, especially now … Continue reading
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Tagged Brothers in Pen, catastrophe, coronavirus, covid-19, Creative Writing, Joe Krauter, Prison Arts Project, san quentin
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Brothers in Pen at YBCA and our Annual Public Reading
There are two events coming up for Brothers in Pen. First, the Prison Arts Project has been featured in the BAN7 show at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the Creative Writing class is participating in the event by having … Continue reading
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