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Poetic Justice is a non-profit organization based in Tulsa that facilitates creative writing and art classes for incarcerated women. Poetic Justice “seeks to rewrite the narrative about women who are incarcerated by equipping them with tools for healing from trauma, showing the world their inherent worth, that they may be agents of change.” Ellen Stackable founded Poetic Justice in 2014 as a way to create a safe space for people in Tulsa County Jail. Poetic Justice now operates in every women’s prison in Oklahoma.
Poetic Justice courses last six to eight weeks. In the courses, volunteers meet with incarcerated people twice a week to facilitate creative writing. The women involved produce poems, which are published in a collection at the end of each course. These courses offer incarcerated women an opportunity to create a safe space through therapeutic and restorative writing.
You can volunteer with Poetic Justice to ensure programming continues. The current call for volunteers is for their Distance Learning Winter Retreat Session (Nov. 15, 2020 to Jan. 16, 2021). If interested, please fill out their volunteer form here.
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture assistant professor Amy Leveno and Mark Leveno, co-founders of OFFICIAL Design, have received a 2026 AIA Central States Region Design Award for the firm’s Granger Annex Community Center project in Garland, Texas.
Construction Industry Speaker Series welcomed Stephen Evans from the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum to give a lecture on better conversations and relationship building.
The University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture Hall of Fame recognizes a select number of high-character individuals who have made a significant and lasting positive impact on Gibbs College, its students, staff, faculty, alumni and/or to communities across the globe. The impact may have been, or continues to be, in the form of service and mentorship, sustained professional excellence, and/or advancement and financial support. Joseph Edgar Smay is part of the 2025 Hall of Fame class.
