Podcast appearances and mentions of Liza Jessie Peterson

Liza Jessie Peterson's parents provided her with a grounding that allowed her, she says, to teeter at the edge of the cliff but never jump. The artist, activist, poet, playwright, and actor had early success as a model but discovered it wasn't her true path. In this episode, she shares how her writing career began with journaling and poetry, eventually leading to her performing and honing her skills at the famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe. We discuss in detail her memoir, All Day: A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island. We also dive into her one-woman play, The Peculiar Patriot, performed at more than 35 prisons across the country and resulting in her documentary Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison. Lastly, we talk about her passion for ancient Egyptian history and culture, which inspired her to take a life-changing trip to visit the temples and pyramids.https://www.lizajessiep.com

This week, Caits Meissner and Nicole Shawan Junior discuss their contributions to The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting A Writer's Life in Prison. They are joined by Alicia Brown. The following conversation originally took place May 15, 2022 and was recorded live at the American Writers Festival. AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOME More about The Sentences That Create Us: The Sentences That Create Us provides a road map for incarcerated people and their allies to have a thriving writing life behind bars—and shared beyond the walls—that draws on the unique insights of more than fifty contributors, most themselves justice-involved, to offer advice, inspiration and resources. The Sentences That Create Us draws from the unique insights of over fifty justice-involved contributors and their allies to offer inspiration and resources for creating a literary life in prison. Centering in the philosophy that writers in prison can be as vibrant and capable as writers on the outside, and have much to offer readers everywhere, The Sentences That Create Us aims to propel writers in prison to launch their work into the world beyond the walls, while also embracing and supporting the creative community within the walls. The Sentences That Create Us is a comprehensive resource writers can grow with, beginning with the foundations of creative writing. A roster of impressive contributors including Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems), Mitchell S. Jackson (Survival Math), Wilbert Rideau (In the Place of Justice) and Piper Kerman (Orange is the New Black), among many others, address working within and around the severe institutional, emotional, psychological and physical limitations of writing prison through compelling first-person narratives. The book's authors offer pragmatic advice on editing techniques, pathways to publication, writing routines, launching incarcerated-run prison publications and writing groups, lesson plans from prison educators and next-step resources. Threaded throughout the book is the running theme of addressing lived trauma in writing, and writing's capacity to support an authentic healing journey centered in accountability and restoration. While written towards people in the justice system, this book can serve anyone seeking hard won lessons and inspiration for their own creative—and human—journey. The Sentences That Create Us includes contributions from Alexa Alemanni; Raquel Almazan; Ellen Bass; Reginald Dwayne Betts; Keri Blakinger; Jennifer Bowen; Zeke Caligiuri; Sterling Cunio; Chris Daley; Curtis Dawkins; Emile DeWeaver; Casey Donahue; Ryan Gattis; Eli Hager; Ashley Hamilton, PhD; Kenneth Hartman; Elizabeth Hawes; Randall Horton; Spoon Jackson; Mitchell S. Jackson; Nicole Shawan Junior; Yukari Iwatani Kane, Shaheen Pasha, and Kate McQueen of The Prison Journalism Project; Piper Kerman; Lauren Kessler; Johnny Kovatch; Doran Larson; Victoria Law; Jaeah Lee; John J. Lennon; Arthur Longworth; T Kira Mahealani Madden; J. D. Mathes; Justin Rovillos Monson; Lateef Mtima, JD; Vivian D. Nixon; Patrick O'Neil; Liza Jessie Peterson; Wilbert Rideau; Alejo Rodriguez; Luis J. Rodriguez; Susan Rosenberg; Geraldine Sealey; Sarah Shourd; Sarah Shourd; Anderson Smith, PhD; Derek R. Trumbo Sr.; Louise K. WaaKaa'igan; Andy Warner; Thomas Bartlett Whitaker; John R. Whitman, PhD; Saint James Harris Wood; Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor of Ear Hustle; and Jeffery L. Young.

Description: In 2020, the authorities at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (better known as Angola, for the former plantation on which it stands) shut down a play in the middle of a performance.  What happened in that audience of incarcerated men that got guards so concerned? That's the subject of “Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison," (2023 Oscar Short-Listed) a new MTV documentary directed and edited by Cinque Northern (My Name is Pauli Murray) and produced by Catherine Gund. Award-winning actress and writer, Liza Jessie Peterson, (HBO's Def Poetry, Ava Duvernay's 13th), whose one-woman show was shut down that day, and Norris Henderson, a former inmate who'd worked with her to bring the show, join Laura to reflect on the intersection of art and politics, incarceration and economics, and the work of VOTE, the criminal justice reform group Henderson founded upon his release. What difference can a play make? Watch and see.The Laura Flanders Show is made possible by listeners like you!  We do not take advertising or government funding.  Please become a member today for as little as $3 a month.  Patreon supporters  receive early access to listen and download the full uncut conversation from our weekly show.Full research and reading list to further delve into the conversation is available at Patreon.com/theLFShow.

"Angola Do You Hear Us?" follows Liza Jessie Peterson as she performs her one woman show, "The Peculiar Patriot" at Louisiana's Angola Prison. Filmmaker Cinque Northern captures how the event raises excitement for the inmates and tensions for the guards.  

Our Patreon supporters receive early access to listen and download the full uncut conversation from our weekly episodes. Description: In 2020, the authorities at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (better known as Angola, for the former plantation on which it stands) shut down a play in the middle of a performance.  What happened in that audience of incarcerated men that got guards so concerned? That's the subject of “Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison," a new MTV documentary directed and edited by Cinque Northern (My Name is Pauli Murray) and produced by Catherine Gund. Award-winning actress and writer, Liza Jessie Peterson, (HBO's Def Poetry, Ava Duvernay's 13th), whose one-woman show was shut down that day, and Norris Henderson, a former inmate who'd worked with her to bring the show, join Laura to reflect on the intersection of art and politics, incarceration and economics, and the work of VOTE, the criminal justice reform group Henderson founded upon his release. What difference can a play make? Watch and see.Full research and reading list to further delve into the conversation is available here on Patreon.

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 In 2020, the authorities at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (better known as Angola, for the former plantation on which it stands) shut down a play in the middle of a performance.  What happened in that audience of incarcerated men that got guards so concerned? That's the subject of “Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison," a new MTV documentary directed and edited by Cinque Northern (My Name is Pauli Murray) and produced by Catherine Gund. Award-winning actress and writer, Liza Jessie Peterson, (HBO's Def Poetry, Ava Duvernay's 13th), whose one-woman show was shut down that day, and Norris Henderson, a former inmate who'd worked with her to bring the show, join Laura to reflect on the intersection of art and politics, incarceration and economics, and the work of VOTE, the criminal justice reform group Henderson founded upon his release. What difference can a play make? Watch and see.  Music Spotlight features “Hope” by Samora Pinderhughes featuring Elena Pinderhuges, Nio Norwood and Jehbreal Jackson from Pinderhuges' album Grief.  The album is also part of The Healing Project a multi-disciplinary project created and developed by Samora Pinderhughes.“That moment when she started telling that story, people started reconciling with their own situations. Like, ‘Oh, she's talking about me. That was similar to my circumstance.' The bigger picture of the prison industrial complex, they got it. That this is a plantation by every definition of a plantation, you're working the field from sun up to sun down.” - Norris Henderson“The time I spent with the incarcerated adolescent boys at Rikers Island really ignited something in me . . . I couldn't understand why more artists were not ringing the alarm and screaming about this human rights crisis.” - Liza Jessie PetersonGuests:Norris Henderson: Founder & Executive Director, VOTE (Voice of the Experienced)Liza Jessie Peterson: Writer, Actress, Poet, Educator; Playwright & Performer, The Strange Patriot Help us kick off this holiday season with your good vibrations!  Here at the Laura Flanders Show we rely on you, our hive of listeners, to buzz about the show!  Hit the subscribe button for this podcast, if you haven't already,  and if you're subscribed via apple podcasts, please rate us and write a review.   Thanks in advance to all you busy bees for buzzing about the show and helping us grow!  We are listener supported media, become a member today! https://Patreon.com/theLFShow

Today's guest on At the End of the Tunnel is a self-described ‘artivist'. Her name is Liza Jessie Peterson, a gifted actress, spoken word poet, playwright, author, and youth advocate. Liza grew up in West Philadelphia, graduated from Georgetown, and worked as a model in Paris before getting introduced to the New York poetry scene, where she became one of the stars of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Following her passion as a poet and an artist led her to accept a side gig; teaching poetry to kids in New York City schools. Her first assignment was at a school called Island Academy, which she ultimately discovered was the school at Rikers Island jail.That assignment, which was only meant to last three weeks, evolved into an 18-year career of working with inmates and developing a deep understanding of the prison industrial complex. Liza's experiences with students at Island Academy led her to write a book, titled All Day: A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island, and an award-winning one woman show called The Peculiar Patriot, which she has since performed at over 35 penitentiaries across the country.In this conversation, Liza shares the extraordinary series of events that led her to work at Island Academy. In particular, she talks about the kids she has worked with, how they benefited from her program and, perhaps most importantly, the invaluable lessons she learned from them. Liza's story reveals a fascinating behind-the-veil analysis of mass incarceration in America, and she also shares some of her own career struggles, insecurities, and the leaps of faith she had to make in her own creative journey while she was amplifying the voices of others. Tune in today for an in-depth and inspiring conversation about the power of artivism and using your art to rebel against the status quo with the incomparable Liza Jessie Peterson!Key Points From This Episode:Liza reflects on her favorite toy as a kid: Rock ‘em Sock ‘em.Hear about her family growing up and how they influenced her political awareness.The sense of pride that Liza's father instilled in her at a young age.How The Autobiography of Malcolm X introduced her to revolutionary Black consciousness.Viewing success through the lens of what her older sister was doing at the time.How the incentive to “change the white man's game from the inside” led her to Georgetown.What Liza learned about kindness, compassion, and humility from her late mother.Why she says working as a model in Paris was the gateway drug to realizing the viability of using her creativity to make a living.How acting allowed Liza to process the pain of her mother's loss through storytelling.Hear about the inadvertent poem that brought Liza to the Nuyorican for the first time.Laying the groundwork for the artists of today by being part of the Nuyorican movement.Learn about Liza's process of writing a poem, which always starts with a journal entry.Liza speaks about her first one-woman show, which was inspired by Ntozake Shange.Find out how she came to teach her first poetry class at Island Academy on Rikers Island.Why she says teaching at Rikers wasn't a mission or a purpose; until she got there.She describes her first time arriving at Rikers, including her shock at seeing so many Black, Puerto Rican, and Latino faces there.How this first-hand introduction to the prison industrial complex turned a three-week assignment into a three-year mission.What it was like teaching poetry to juveniles and the importance of validating their voices.Teaching these young men that their slang was valuable; they were already speaking poetry.Discover how you can help Liza on her mission to amplify her art and make an impact.

Writer of plays, slayer of poems, badass of earth Liza Jessie Peterson comes on to talk about art, activism, finding your tribe, New York City and so much more! Find out all about her at https://www.lizajessiep.com/ To support this show and get bonus solo episodes and have your voice heard go to patreon.com/jamiekilsteinpodcast

Episode 75 of Real Black News features three dynamic women starting with activist Rosa Clemente making her case for why she stands with Bernie Sanders and others in the black and brown community should too. Former investment banker and the CEO of Kids Who Bank, Jatali Bellanton, talks money and investing in the coronavirus’ lagging pandemic economy. While award-winning actress, author, and poet Liza Jessie Peterson discusses her work in the prison system with her one-woman show The Peculiar Patriot. Other topics include Jay-Z's initiative to raise gun violence awareness, the women’s strike in Mexico, and Delroy Lindo’s work with a  program to empower black boys.

On Tonight's episode Erica and Milah are joined by Author/Poet/Actress/Educator, Liza Jessie Peterson. Join Good Mom's as Liza discusses her accidental teaching job on Rikers Island and how one year turned into a twenty year experience teaching boys at Rikers and navigating the jail system. Make sure to check out Liza's new book "All Day"!@lizajessiepeterson@goodmoms_badchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Liza Jessie Peterson. Liza is an actress, poet, playwright, educator and activist. She’s been an advocate of incarcerated people for over two decades and her book All Day is about the time she spent teaching incarcerated youth at Rikers Island. She’s written several plays, including her one woman show The Peculiar Patriot which is coming to the Emerson Paramount Center on October 17th – 28th.  

Hey, remember us? We're back after a hiatus for Episode 131, “Peculiar Patriot," in which we speak to Liza Jessie Peterson, writer and star of "The Peculiar Patriot," a scathing and funny commentary on the U.S. prison system. Before Liza takes the show out on the road, "The Peculiar Patriot" will have a run at the National Black Theatre of Harlem starting July 11. Liza, who spent two decades working with inmates at Rikers Island, tells us how "The Peculiar Patriot" came about, what it was like performing it in front of inmates and if she ever thinks we will see real prison reform in the U.S. In “The POTSie,” Tom talks about how detrimental the high temperatures that have been plaguing New York City are affecting his system — and sounds off on some online trolls offering their disproving two cents about medical marijuana. Need a dose of cute in your life? Follow our studio manager and rescue pit bull Kona’s antics via @TheKonaPersona on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Liza Jessie Peterson interview: 09:32:11 “The POTSie” segment: 33:41:00 To learn more about Liza Jessie Peterson and "The Peculiar Patriot," Website: http://www.nationalblacktheatre.org/peculiar-patriot Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liza.j.peterson Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizajessiep Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizajessiepeterson/ Check back for new “High Regard Show” shows every Monday on SoundCloud and iTunes (please be sure to follow and rate us)! You can also follow us right here on highregardshow.com and on these social media sites: Twitter Facebook Instagram Tumblr Google+ Pinterest You can also find hosts @TomRoarty and @NikkiMMascali on Twitter. Finally, if you would like to have your work, product, band or even your mom promoted on the show, drop us a note at highregardshow@gmail.com

Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. Since 2015, the Think Again podcast has been taking us out of our comfort zone, surprising our guests and Jason Gots, your host, with unexpected conversation starters from Big Think’s interview archives. Liza Jessie Peterson is an actress, poet, playwright, and arts-educator who’s been working with adolescent boys and girls incarcerated on Rikers Island for the past 18 years. Her fierce, funny, powerfully written new book is All Day: A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids At Rikers Island. The loving and specific portraits she paints of her students highlight the cruelty of the systems (economic, school, police, prison) that fail so many young black men, landing them and keeping them in prison. In this episode we talk about cultural icons and the realities behind them, hip-hop, the trauma of poverty and the tragedy of the American prison system, and how to make impossible situations better.  Surprise conversation starter interview clips in this episode: Marie Gottschalk on solitary confinement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liza’s journey from modelling to acting and finally to writing and poetry. How she ended up becoming a poetry teacher at Riker’s “Island School.” Seeing the realities of mass incarceration first-hand. Why the 16-17 year olds in her Riker’s class took her teaching. Becoming awake to the prison-industrial complex, and then sharing it with Riker’s students. Riker’s a cautionary threat for NY adolescence. Why adolescents all go crazy at some point. On Riker’s getting shut down. Liza’s play, The Peculiar Patriot, out in September at the National Black Theater.

D Watkins (The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir) and Liza Jessie Peterson (All Day: A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island) talk about their new books and the writing life.D Watkins is a columnist for Salon, and his work has been published in the New York Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, and other publications. He holds a Master's in Education from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Baltimore. He teaches at the University of Baltimore and is founder of the BMORE Writers Project.Liza Jessie Peterson is an actress, poet, playwright, educator and activist. She has performed her play, The Peculiar Patriot, in more than 35 jails and penitentiaries across the country and has opened for keynote speakers at conferences on mass incarceration. She has appeared in the films Love the Hard Way, Bamboozled, A Drop of Life, and What About Me. She is featured in Ava Duvernay's upcoming Netflix documentary about mass incarceration, 13th.Recorded On: Thursday, April 20, 2017

D Watkins (The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir) and Liza Jessie Peterson (All Day: A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island) talk about their new books and the writing life.D Watkins is a columnist for Salon, and his work has been published in the New York Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, and other publications. He holds a Master's in Education from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Baltimore. He teaches at the University of Baltimore and is founder of the BMORE Writers Project.Liza Jessie Peterson is an actress, poet, playwright, educator and activist. She has performed her play, The Peculiar Patriot, in more than 35 jails and penitentiaries across the country and has opened for keynote speakers at conferences on mass incarceration. She has appeared in the films Love the Hard Way, Bamboozled, A Drop of Life, and What About Me. She is featured in Ava Duvernay's upcoming Netflix documentary about mass incarceration, 13th.

THE SPIN: #reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of mass incarceration MARISSA ALEXANDER - intimate partner violence, self defence, jail, finally free BRESHA MEADOWS - Black girl shoots dead abusive dad, charged w/ murder AMERICA=INCARCERATION NATION - Black men & boys 13th to 2017 Host: Esther Armah Guests: Marissa Alexander, Asha Bandele, Liza Jessie Peterson