of "serving something other than the ego, serving as the glue of a civilization, serving clarity of thought, the specific vision of your truth".
Janine was an indomitable activist on behalf of women's rights and taught tirelessly inside the prison system, working many years for the PEN Prison Writing Committee. A poem from her collection, The Green Piano (David R. Godine, Published, 2005):
Christmas at Woodbourne
from The Allen Ginsberg Project: Anne Waldman: Janine Pommy Vega, Beat Sister
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