- 65 years old
- Currently at California State Prison Solano
- Sentenced to Life Without Parole
Table of Contents
Commentaries
| Title | Duration | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsors for Rabbits of Realness | 02:34 | 03/21/23 |
| Update on the Rabbits of Realness | 03:45 | 02/17/23 |
| Looking For A Home | 04:50 | 11/02/22 |
| Getting The Word Out | 04:29 | 08/15/22 |
| Haiku and Lockdowns | 05:31 | 06/13/22 |
| Fellowship | 02:32 | 05/17/22 |
| Shakespeare in Prison | 04:59 | 04/01/22 |
| The Rabbits Of Realness Zine | 01:23 | 03/11/22 |
| A Message to KALW, Solano | 09:42 | 03/02/22 |
| Spoon Jackson: Poet Laureate Nominee | 01:59 | 02/11/22 |
| More Rain & Other Poems | 02:53 | 12/20/21 |
| Computer Lady | 02:49 | 12/20/21 |
| In A Heavy Way | 00:44 | 06/16/21 |
| How Did I Sin? | 00:47 | 06/14/21 |
| Longer Ago & Change | 01:54 | 06/07/21 |
| Navigating Freedom | 03:29 | 06/07/21 |
| Look Away | 00:56 | 05/07/21 |
| Turning Point | 00:50 | 05/07/21 |
| Karma Death | 01:04 | 04/23/21 |
| I Knew You | 01:21 | 04/23/21 |
| The Look | 02:06 | 04/14/21 |
| The Banquet | 01:13 | 04/09/21 |
| On Uncuffed | 01:45 | 04/09/21 |
| Keep Your Head To The Sky | 04:21 | 04/02/21 |
| In Solidarity With Asian Americans | 01:16 | 03/29/21 |
| COVID-19 A Love Poem, Karma Death, And Vultures | 03:03 | 03/29/21 |
| A Question | 01:03 | 07/07/19 |
| Paws For Life 2 | 02:57 | 06/20/19 |
| Stricken | 01:21 | 06/19/19 |
| Super Mouse | 03:58 | 06/09/19 |
| The Last Letter Writers | 02:57 | 05/15/19 |
| Schools | 02:50 | 05/10/19 |
| Prison Food | 02:31 | 05/06/19 |
| At Night I Fly | 02:20 | 05/06/19 |
| Like a God | 02:20 | 05/06/19 |
| Homestead | 01:51 | 04/28/19 |
| Standing Rock | 01:13 | 04/28/19 |
| One Foot In Darkness | 04:21 | 04/21/19 |
| Heal | 01:12 | 04/21/19 |
| Misdirections | 02:09 | 04/15/19 |
| Sag | 01:52 | 04/15/19 |
| By the Pond For William Stafford | 00:50 | 04/15/19 |
| Callalily for Mary Oliver | 01:00 | 04/15/19 |
| Music Presentation Jail Guitar Doors | 02:47 | 04/14/19 |
| What Does it Say if Dogs Get Better Treatment than Inmates | 04:13 | 04/14/19 |
| Struggle To Be | 03:41 | 04/14/19 |
| Excerpt from “By Heart” | 04:45 | 04/08/19 |
| How Long | 01:18 | 03/31/19 |
| Denied | 01:46 | 03/31/19 |
| In A Heavy Way | 00:39 | 03/31/19 |
| Not A Poet | 00:58 | 03/31/19 |
| No Moon | 01:18 | 03/10/19 |
| Color of Mercy | 03:05 | 03/03/19 |
| Holidays | 03:57 | 03/03/19 |
| Beauty in Cell Bars | 01:03 | 03/03/17 |
| Go On | 01:47 | 03/03/17 |
Contact Info
Spoon Jackson B92377
California State Prison: Solano,
P. O. Box 4000
Vacaville, CA 95696
Biography
Spoon was sentenced to LWOP (Life Without the Possibility of Parole). He turned his life around in prison through remorse, self-examination, and hard work in numerous rehabilitative programs. He learned to process and express emotions and developed into a mature, empathetic humanitarian with a social conscience. Spoon has a large international audience deeply moved by the wisdom he’s earned during his incarceration.
He’s had four books published: “By Heart,” a memoir written together with the late Judith Tannenbaum, his former teacher and mentor; “Longer Ago,” a book of poems; and two additional books of poetry published in Germany (one of which was translated into German). He has written hundreds of articles published in numerous magazines; his poetry has been included in several anthologies; and he’s won six writing awards. He’s acted in plays and collaborated with artists. Spoon and his poetry have been featured in four documentaries made by film makers from Sweden, Canada and Germany. He’s had poems turned into songs by Ani DiFranco, a Swedish choral group, as well as others.
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