Bibliography of the published works of Mary TallMountain Compiled by Kitty Costello, Trustee of Mary TallMountain’s Literary Estate Revised 12/97 The bibliography includes a complete listing of TallMountain publications of: Collections consisting of her writings; Posters featuring her poems with related illustrations; Anthologies in which her work is published (listed chronologically); Magazines and periodicals in… Continue reading Bibliography of the published works of Mary TallMountain
Author: Jess Clarke
Application
Award for Creative Writing and Community Service GUIDELINES AND FORM About the Awards The TallMountain awards for creative writing and community service are distributed periodically to low-income writers who display artistic merit and who contribute to the development of their communities. Preference is given to Native Americans, homeless persons and residents of the Tenderloin… Continue reading Application
Bitterroot
These poems offer surprising images that are stunning and fresh. . . new songs to our ears. It’s like being in a circle, hearing the diversity of metaphors, from the street to the forest, from a fresh water river to the sewers of a city. . . Abena Songbird’s voice is daring and real. –Janice… Continue reading Bitterroot
Abena Songbird
Abena Songbird, is a songwriter, singer, poet, and member of the Missisquoi Abenaki tribe of Vermont. When she lived in Oakland, she worked with the Upper Room and performedwith her band, The Songbird and the Moor. Her CD is entitled They’re Calling Us Home is available fom Freedom Voices. More recently Abena has worked for… Continue reading Abena Songbird
About Freedom Voices
Freedom Voices publishes works that speak to or from communities on the margins. Founded in 1989 in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District the press has grown from its origins as a community publisher to include works from around the globe. FV works closely with the TallMountain Circle which produces, promotes and distributes Mary TallMountain’s literary works… Continue reading About Freedom Voices
TallMountain Awards
TallMountain Award for Creative Writing and Community Service Since 1994 the TallMountain Award has commemorated Mary’s literary excellence and her generous spirit in community. Awards are given to low-income and emerging writers who display artistic merit and who contribute to spiritual and artistic development in their communities. Preference is given to Native Americans and to… Continue reading TallMountain Awards
About the TallMountain Circle
Mary TallMountain was a woman of generous spirit who helped and encouraged many colleagues and struggling writers of all ages and backgrounds. She wished to carry on that spirit of generosity after her death. According to TallMountain’s will, the proceeds from her published works will go to benefit low-income writers, particularly Native Americans and writers… Continue reading About the TallMountain Circle
Until We Are Strong Together: Women Writers in the Tenderloin
Caroline E. Heller PROLOGUE IT TURNED INTO SOMETHING TRUE TO YOU I lived an ordinary life among down-to-earth routines. And yet I felt two things very strongly: I felt, however ordinary those routines, that I stood at the Iyric center of my experience, and that I wished to make a visionary claim for that experience.… Continue reading Until We Are Strong Together: Women Writers in the Tenderloin
Not by Bread Alone
By Jess Clarke A Perspective on the Tenderloin Reflection Education Center In 1981, a group of activists associated with the Franciscan peace and justice movement came together in San Francisco’s Tenderloin to create a reflection and education center that would “take into account the perspectives of the underside of history, the experiences and struggles of… Continue reading Not by Bread Alone
About the Tenderloin Reflection and Education Center
TREC was established in 1982 as a center for creative arts and reflective thought to empower homeless and economically disenfranchised people. The program operated under the umbrella of the St. Anthony Foundation until it spun off and was established as a separate non-profit in 1990. TREC uses the arts to help transform participants’ lives, to… Continue reading About the Tenderloin Reflection and Education Center