Judith Tannenbaum “Open-hearted and even-handed,” Hettie Jones

photo credit: Sara Rachel Press

Author Biography

Judith Tannenbaum is a writer and teacher who cares very deeply about a vision and practice of art-making that includes all of us.
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Influences

As a little girl, I listened to the stories told and the opinions expressed by my large, extended, verbal family. As a young woman and writer I loved and learned from Doris Lessing, Henry Miller, Grace Paley and Isaac Bashevis Singer.

Romare Beardon's collages and Kenneth Patchen's picture poems, Fellini's 8 1/2, the poems and vision of William Blake and Czeslaw Milosz.

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Disguised As A Poem: My Years Teaching at San Quentin

Subject of Review (write-in):

Disguised As A Poem: My Years Teaching at San Quentin

Reviewer:

Diana Lion

Source:

Turning Wheel

Review Excerpt:

When I think about prison in this country, poetry is not the first word that leaps to mind. This despite the evocative images of their cold grayness, acid fluorescent lighting, and clanging entry gates. This despite the fact that incarcerated people have extraordinary stories to tell.

Link to Full Review:

Disguised As A Poem