The Book of Judith: Prison Truth Through Fiction

<h2>Prison Truth Through Fiction</h2><p>How do you prepare artists to teach in the foggy upside down netherworld of prison? This episode tells how California's Arts in Corrections program answered that question with a twist. Excerpted from the recently published, <em>The Book of Judith</em> (New Village Press) and tells the amazing story of how poet/teacher Judith Tannenbaum's crafted the story of a fictional prison to reveal the often confounding reality of prison life. </p><h2><a href="https://www.newvillagepress.org/books-2/the-book-of-judith/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Book of Judith: </strong></a><a href="https://nyupress.org/9781613321744/the-book-of-judith/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> </em><strong><em>Opening Hearts&nbsp;Through&nbsp;Poetry</em></strong></a></h2><p><strong>Edited by&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.newvillagepress.org/team/spoon-jackson/?customize_changeset_uuid=4f3fb63f-0b33-4f9b-b3a9-3069f84fbe85&amp;customize_messenger_channel=preview-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Spoon Jackson</strong></a><strong>,&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.newvillagepress.org/team/mark-foss/?customize_changeset_uuid=4f3fb63f-0b33-4f9b-b3a9-3069f84fbe85&amp;customize_messenger_channel=preview-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Mark Foss</strong></a><strong>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.newvillagepress.org/team/sara-press/?customize_changeset_uuid=4f3fb63f-0b33-4f9b-b3a9-3069f84fbe85&amp;customize_messenger_channel=preview-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Sara Press</strong></a></p><p>An homage to the life of poet, writer, and teaching artist Judith Tannenbaum (b. 1947 – d. 2019) and her impact on incarcerated and marginalized students. The book presents different aspects of Judith through a collection of original poetry, prose, essays, illustrations, and fiction from 33 contributors who knew her. Each piece of writing spotlights a voice that Judith’s teachings once touched, and these