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About Time: An Anthology of California Prison Writing
Poetry written by prisoners in California state prisons. First anthology of California prison writing, sponsored by California Prison Arts Programs of the California Department of Corrections.
"This modest first effort in publishing a statewide work provides a view of what can be accomplished. It is a beginning. The proceeds from the sale of this first anthology of California prison writing will be used as a seed fund for future works" --The Editors
"This modest first effort in publishing a statewide work provides a view of what can be accomplished. It is a beginning. The proceeds from the sale of this first anthology of California prison writing will be used as a seed fund for future works" --The Editors
108 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1980
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About the author
Seth Morgan
16 books11 followersSeth Morgan (1949-October 17, 1990) was an American novelist, the author of Homeboy, published in 1990.
Morgan was the son of George Frederick Morgan, heir to the Ivory Soap fortune. who was a poet and the co-founder and long-time editor of The Hudson Review. Seth briefly attended Berkeley. After dropping out he began a relationship with singer Janis Joplin and was her fiancé at the time of her death in 1970. Their connection first became public knowledge in Joplin's obituary in Time.
Morgan's only title published was Homeboy, a tale of heroin addicts and convicts. In it Morgan used several experiences from his own life, including time spent as a barker at strip clubs in San Francisco and 30 months spent in jail for armed robbery in the mid 1970s. While incarcerated Morgan won the P.E.N. essay contest for convicts.
In 1986-1987, Morgan mostly managed to keep his demons at bay and was living in New Orleans in the Lower Garden District at 1232 St. Andrew Street, a rental property owned by Metairie resident Marcel Jaffe. During this time, Seth was sober, spending his time writing, going to AA/NA meetings, working out at the Lee's Circle YMCA, and hanging out at the Hummingbird Grill, a legendary New Orleans greasy spoon that has since closed.
In the spring of 1990, the publication of Homeboy led to positive reviews and book-signing engagements for Morgan in several cities, including San Francisco, where 17 years earlier he had impaled a bystander's hand with a knife during an armed robbery. Morgan told Suzie Groover, who accompanied him on the publicity tour, that he was afraid of getting arrested on outstanding warrants from years earlier.
On October 16, 1990. Morgan was arrested in New Orleans for DUI. The next day, Morgan left a New Orleans bar, boarded his motorcycle with girlfriend Suzy Levine, and crashed into a cement embankment below a New Orleans bridge. According to their autopsies, both had high blood-alcohol levels and significant amounts of cocaine in their systems.
Seth Morgan has been cited as a major influence on the works of Craig Clevenger and Will Christopher Baer.
Morgan was the son of George Frederick Morgan, heir to the Ivory Soap fortune. who was a poet and the co-founder and long-time editor of The Hudson Review. Seth briefly attended Berkeley. After dropping out he began a relationship with singer Janis Joplin and was her fiancé at the time of her death in 1970. Their connection first became public knowledge in Joplin's obituary in Time.
Morgan's only title published was Homeboy, a tale of heroin addicts and convicts. In it Morgan used several experiences from his own life, including time spent as a barker at strip clubs in San Francisco and 30 months spent in jail for armed robbery in the mid 1970s. While incarcerated Morgan won the P.E.N. essay contest for convicts.
In 1986-1987, Morgan mostly managed to keep his demons at bay and was living in New Orleans in the Lower Garden District at 1232 St. Andrew Street, a rental property owned by Metairie resident Marcel Jaffe. During this time, Seth was sober, spending his time writing, going to AA/NA meetings, working out at the Lee's Circle YMCA, and hanging out at the Hummingbird Grill, a legendary New Orleans greasy spoon that has since closed.
In the spring of 1990, the publication of Homeboy led to positive reviews and book-signing engagements for Morgan in several cities, including San Francisco, where 17 years earlier he had impaled a bystander's hand with a knife during an armed robbery. Morgan told Suzie Groover, who accompanied him on the publicity tour, that he was afraid of getting arrested on outstanding warrants from years earlier.
On October 16, 1990. Morgan was arrested in New Orleans for DUI. The next day, Morgan left a New Orleans bar, boarded his motorcycle with girlfriend Suzy Levine, and crashed into a cement embankment below a New Orleans bridge. According to their autopsies, both had high blood-alcohol levels and significant amounts of cocaine in their systems.
Seth Morgan has been cited as a major influence on the works of Craig Clevenger and Will Christopher Baer.
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June 15, 2016
As a freelance producer for National Public Radio back in the 1970's, I produced an hour long audio documentary called Art Inside, about artists in the California Prison Arts program. That's how I became aware of the amazing artwork being done. Artists from outside the prison were brought inside the prison to mentor and teach and inspire the prisoners.
This book is a compilation of mostly poetry and some prose by writers participating in that program.
The subject matter encompasses all of life and goes deep into joy and pain. The talent is there for all to see.... If you like poetry, you will find much here to appreciate....
This book is a compilation of mostly poetry and some prose by writers participating in that program.
The subject matter encompasses all of life and goes deep into joy and pain. The talent is there for all to see.... If you like poetry, you will find much here to appreciate....
Displaying 1 of 1 review