Prison, Poetry & Families

Prison, Poetry & Families
JUNE 15, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free Admission for New Mexico Residents

Bridgeworks Oregon (Dan Wilson and Tracy Schlapp) presents PonyXpress online journal poetry and other works by incarcerated writers from the Penitentiary of New Mexico and across Oregon state, alongside a musical performance and a discussion about creative workshops in detention with Santa Fe Poet Laureate, Tommy Archuleta, former mental health therapist for the New Mexico Corrections Department, Santa Fe. Program presented in conjunction with the exhibition Between the Lines: Prison Art and Advocacy, on view through September 2, 2025.

ASL Interpretation will be provided.

Major support of this exhibition provided by Cielo Foundation Boulder, Elaine and Harvey Daniels, Friends of Folk Art, Frost Foundation, and the International Folk Art Foundation, with additional generous support provided by Rosalind Doherty, Jay Ihrig, Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn, Courtney and Scott Taylor, ToKo Santa Fe, Lewis & Dilworth Family Fund and the New Mexico Exhibition Development Fund.

Photo: Bridgeworks Oregon recording writer, Le’Var Howard.

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