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WILLIE TO PLAY AT S.Q?

August 1, 2009 by San Quentin News Staff

Will-he, or won’t he? Administration officials have confirmed that talks are under way which could result in country music legend Willie Nelson … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

An Explosion of Notes

August 1, 2009 by John C. Eagan

To tens of thousands of prison inmates across the nation, she is “The Harp Lady,” who charms and amazes audiences with her blue 47-string … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

The Captive’s Past

August 1, 2009 by Pastor R. D. Frazier

Stifled cries of yesterdays pain Are haunting memories of a runaway train The moans and groans of a troubled past Are like a ship that’s been torn … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

I Write For My Children

August 1, 2009 by Watani Stiner

I write for my children In words only hearts can fathom. I write for my children Pen-drenched in love storms And magical poems; Each alphabet a … [Read more...]

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USED VS. LOVED

August 1, 2009 by San Quentin News Staff

While a man was polishing his new car, his 4-year-old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the … [Read more...]

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Before I Play My Joker

August 1, 2009 by Michael Knox

I am the dealer. Who wants to play my game? You see me now once you start to play Your life will never be the same. Now I must warn you Before you get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

Growing Lives Through Gardening

June 1, 2009 by John Harrington

Alicia Zaragoza working on potting new plants

Did you know that the Insight Garden Program (IGP) in H-Unit will be growing an organic vegetable garden that will provide organic vegetables to local … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: H-Unit yard, IGP, Insight Garden Program, Insight Prison Project, IPP, Stand-Up Program

The King of Pop’s Six Degrees of Separation from San Quentin

June 1, 2009 by San Quentin News Staff

Michael Jackson 08/29/1958 — 06/25/2009 DANCING WITH THE KING OF POP The death of Michael Jackson on June 25 at age 50 brought back memories for at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

Folsom Inmate’s Poetry Inspires Swedish Choir

June 1, 2009 by San Quentin News Staff

“It’s all about keeping the soul free, free to soar,” writes Spoon Jackson, a poet incarcerated for the last 30 years. Those lines are part of a poem … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

Protestant Chapel Hosts Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

June 1, 2009 by Ronin Holmes

The San Quentin Shakespeare troupe took the Bard’s classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and put a new spin on it, to the enjoyment of all. In the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts

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