Janine Pommy Vega Web Site

Bard College
Claiming Your Voice: Poetics of Resiliency, based on Lucille Clifton & other contemporary poets; 4 Credits; Bard Prison Initiative at Eastern CF, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009; Bard at Woodbourne CF, 2004, 2008.

Oneonta State College
The Poet as Witness: An Introduction to the Political Poem; Weekend Mini-Course, 13 Hours,
1 Credit, Oneonta, NY, Spring 2002.

Harper College
Lecture: The Beats, A Personal Perspective; Palatine Ill., Spring 2002.
Lecture: Women in 20 th Century Literature, Spring 2006.

University of Massachusetts Lowell
Keynote Speaker, Beat Attitudes, October 2001.

Naropa Institute
The Poet as Witness: An Introduction to the Political Poem;
Week-long course, 1 Credit, Boulder, CO., Summer 2000.

R.I.T.
Lecture: The Political Face of Beat Generation, 2 classes.
Open Forum: Poetry in the Prisons; Performance: Voices under the Harvest Moon, Anthology from Eastern CF, and Mad Dogs of Trieste, new book from Black Sparrow, Rochester NY, 2000.

Oneonta State College
Lecture on her book, Tracking the Serpent, required reading in Dr. Meanor's Literature Course; Forum: Teaching Poetry in a Correctional Facility; Performance with musician Alan Murphy: Blues Suite from Prison. Oneonta NY, 1999.

University of California at Santa Cruz
Lecture: Travel & the Beat Generation, reading from Tracking the Serpent; Colloquium with Waldman, Kyger, Cassady, Hawkins: Women of the Beat Generation; Santa Cruz, CA. 1997.

San Jose State University
Colloquium with Waldman, Kyger, Hawkins: Women and the Beat Generation; Performance: Tracking the Serpent, San Jose, CA. November 1997.

SUNY New Paltz
Guest Lecturer and Teacher: Authentic Poetry Writing in the Classroom; New Paltz, NY, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.

Scripp's College
Symposium with Angela Davis, DeeDee Halleck, et al: Education or

Incarceration
Performance: Blues Suite from Prison; Pomona, CA, October 1998.

Teaching Experience in Arts in Education Programs

Alternative Literary Programs in the Schools (ALPS); Teachers & Writers, NYC; CRCAIE, Albany; The New York City Ballet, NYC; The Writer's Voice, Adirondacks; Poets in The Schools, NY; Young Audiences of Rochester. Twenty-five years of teaching experience in both Spanish & English; grades K through 12, including Special Education. Articles on teaching poetry appear in Luna, Luna, 1997, & The Alphabet of the Trees, 2000, T & W Collaborative.



		Teaching & Lecturing, Colleges & Universities *Bard College* Claiming Your Voice: Poetics of Resiliency, based on Lucille Clifton & other contemporary poets; 4 Credits; Bard Prison Initiative at Eastern CF, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009; Bard at Woodbourne CF, 2004, 2008. *Oneonta State College* The Poet as Witness: An Introduction to the Political Poem; Weekend Mini-Course, 13 Hours, 1 Credit, Oneonta, NY, Spring 2002. *Harper College* Lecture: The Beats, A Personal Perspective; Palatine Ill., Spring 2002. Lecture: Women in 20 th Century Literature, Spring 2006. *University of Massachusetts Lowell* Keynote Speaker, Beat Attitudes, October 2001. *Naropa Institute* The Poet as Witness: An Introduction to the Political Poem; Week-long course, 1 Credit, Boulder, CO., Summer 2000. *R.I.T.* Lecture: The Political Face of Beat Generation, 2 classes. Open Forum: Poetry in the Prisons; Performance: Voices under the Harvest Moon, Anthology from Eastern CF, and Mad Dogs of Trieste, new book from Black Sparrow, Rochester NY, 2000. *Oneonta State College* Lecture on her book, Tracking the Serpent,* required reading in* Dr. Meanor's Literature Course; Forum: Teaching Poetry in a Correctional Facility; Performance with musician Alan Murphy: Blues Suite from Prison. Oneonta NY, 1999. *University of California at Santa Cruz* Lecture: Travel & the Beat Generation, reading from Tracking the Serpent;* Colloquium with Waldman, Kyger, Cassady, Hawkins: Women of the Beat Generation; Santa Cruz, CA. 1997.* *San Jose State University* Colloquium with Waldman, Kyger, Hawkins: Women and the Beat Generation; Performance: Tracking the Serpent,* San Jose, CA. November 1997.* *SUNY New Paltz* Guest Lecturer and Teacher: Authentic Poetry Writing in the Classroom; New Paltz, NY, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. *Scripp's College* Symposium with Angela Davis, DeeDee Halleck, et al: Education or *Incarceration* Performance: Blues Suite from Prison; Pomona, CA, October 1998. Teaching Experience in Arts in Education Programs Alternative Literary Programs in the Schools (ALPS); Teachers & Writers, NYC; CRCAIE, Albany; The New York City Ballet, NYC; The Writer's Voice, Adirondacks; Poets in The Schools, NY; Young Audiences of Rochester. Twenty-five years of teaching experience in both Spanish & English; grades K through 12, including Special Education. Articles on teaching poetry appear in *Luna, Luna, 1997, & The Alphabet of the Trees,* 2000, T & W Collaborative.	Creative Writing Workshops in Prisons & Youth Facilities since 1976 (Length of series from eight weeks to thirteen years, depending on venue) New York State Department of Corrections Services (DOCS) Maximum Security, men: Attica, Sing Sing, Green Haven, Eastern (Napanoch), Sullivan. Medium Security: Otisville, Mid-Orange, Wyoming, Collins, Woodbourne, Groveland. Maximum Security, Women: *Bedford Hills.* Medium Security, Women: Bayview, Albion, Riker's Island for Women. Office of Children & Family Service (formerly Division for Youth) Maximum Security, Teenage Boys: *Hudson Valley Secure Center* Medium Security, Teenage Boys: *Highland Residential Center* Medium Security, Teenage Girls: Sojourner Truth; Willowbrook in S.I. Young Adults in Drug Rehabilitation: *Veritas Village,* Sullivan County. William James Society California Prisons Programs Maximum Security for Men: Soledad Prison, Folsom Prison. New York Women's Prison Association (WPA) Halfway houses for women exiting prison: *Huntington House,* Manhattan; *Providence House, Brooklyn; Providence House, Queens. Prisons in Perú, South America Maximum Security for Men: Lurigancho* Maximum Security for Women: *Chorillos* Prison in Italy Medium Security for Men: Casa Circonariale Santa Caterina, Pistoia, Italy. Editor, Anthologies Candles Burn in Memory Town, Sing Sing, Westchester County, Segue Books 1988. Ain't Nobody Gonna Slow Me Down, Poets in Public Service, Willowbrook, S.I.,1989. Courage of Stones, Highland Residential Center, Ulster County, 1990. Carve Your Dreams, Bayview CF. NYC, 1990. Quiet Feelings. Leaping Souls, Hudson Valley Secure Center, Dutchess County,1991. Travel Ceremonies, Bayview CF, NYC, 1991 Music from the Other Side, Poets in Public Service & Veritas, Sullivan County, 1992. These Are Successful Hands, Segue Books, Huntington House, NYC, 1994. No Boundaries, Segue Books, Woodbourne CF, Sullivan County, 1996. Voices Under the Harvest Moon, Segue Books, Eastern CF, Ulster County, 1999.