The Book of Judith

""The ecosystem left in Judith Tannenbaum's wake is a colorful network of creative minds, burning hearts, and artists who walk through walls, literally and metaphorically. Judith set the path for many of us working in prisons—her legacy is a gift, inspiration, and teacher."" ~Caits Meissner, writer and Director of Prison and Justice Writing, PEN America

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"Closing love's circuits and facilitating its flow was truly Judith's thing. All too often, women who nurture
and bring forth the beauty in the world go unsung. Thank goddess, in this book, that is not the case."

" ~Ani DiFranco, singer, songwriter, founder of Righteous Babe Records and author of No Walls and The Recurring Dream

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“The Book of Judith contains remembrances of someone who gave so much to so many. And it is more— a call to action, a call to community, and a call, in so many ways, to our soul-making. The people who
were touched by Judith Tannenbaum give testimony to what one person can do — with persistence,
patience, and passion. It is a diverse record with poetry, memoir, storytelling, and love letters. As Spoon
Jackson said, Judith waited and ‘found wisdom in silence’ and then ‘she ignited our fire.’ The giant of
California literature, Luis Rodriguez, was enlisted by Judith, in the work of prison arts and finally knew ‘I
am in her revolution, a rhyme warrior, who also teaches the forgotten ...’ This book is in many ways a
map to our own change as well as to transforming a brutal world.”

" ~Laurie Brooks, Executive Director and Arts Administrator, William James Association

"The Book of Judith is a series of prose and poetic remembrances of Judith Tannenbaum, a California-based poet who taught poetry to prisoners—to much acclaim—at San Quentin, just north of her Bay Area home. Importantly, Tannenbaum was also a national voice on the methods and values of her teaching, and a mentor, often from a distance, for many men and women who were also teaching at prisons across the country. The Book of Judith enticingly sketches aspects of her holistic (“larger picture”) approach." ~Journal of Community Justice