Building bridges between writers & other artists leaving incarceration and arts & literary communities ready to receive them. Based in Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota.https://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mlxxetdywk2uWillard Malebear Jr. (he/him) is an artist, community organizer, and creative wellness advocate based in Minneapolis. He is the founder and executive chairman of Art Shelf, a nonprofit that operates like a food shelf for art supplies, providing free creative materials, … 1/3 16 May 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxxetdywk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mlswgorudp2eAntonio Duke (he/him) is a Twin Cities based actor and playwright. He is the program director of The Ifẹ̀ (Ee-fay) Lab which is a fellowship highlighting black solo performing artists. The fellowship combines film and live performances culminating… 1/614 May 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlswgorudp2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mlnvix3q5427mk zariel (it/its + masc terms) is a transmasculine neuroqueer theater artist, Best Of The Net and Monarch Award nominated poet, movement journalist, and BashBack aligned anarchist. it is fueled by folk-punk, Emma Goldman, and existential dread. … 1/312 May 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnvix3q5427https://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mljfciuguk2w"Conbody vs Everybody, a singular, sprawling portrait of redemption and hard-earned resilience in one of New York City’s most rapidly gentrified neighborhoods, told through the hub of one unlikely gym [started and staffed by formerly incarcerated people]." https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/30/conbody-vs-everybody-debra-granik-coss-marte-new-york10 May 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljfciuguk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mlhwhyvr7c2vPlease join us on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 7:00pm, at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic artists: @mkzariel.bsky.social, Antonio Duke, Willard Malebear Jr., Adrien Wright, and Eemanna, followed by an open mic. More at reentrylab.org/better-things https://reentrylab.org/better-things10 May 2026 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhwhyvr7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mk3lvdyk6e2cSabrin Nur (they/them) is an artist based in Minneapolis since 2014, currently serving in their second year of AmeriCorps national service, coaching and mentoring high school students on their postsecondary plans. Nur’s artistic practice weaves through many mediums, and they have worked… 1/622 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3lvdyk6e2chttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mjwkxh42a52qArmand McCoy (they/them), from Saint Paul, Minnesota, is a multidisciplinary artist whose passions intersect Holistic Healing, Black Liberation, and Environmental Justice. They have been studying healing modalities from all over the world, with a current focus on… 1/1020 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwkxh42a52qhttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mjrjzldkvj2qAndre Anderson (he/him) is a justice‑impacted educator, writer, and graduate student whose work explores belonging, reentry, and the power of narrative to reshape public understanding. He serves as a Graduate Assistant in Metro State University’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, … 1/618 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrjzldkvj2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mjmj3yypkl26Sana Wazwaz (she/her) is a Palestinian American writer and theater artist. Her work appears in Black Warrior Review, Water~Stone Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, The Ghassan Kanafani Anthology, Overtly Lit, and has been featured at the Colorado College Fine Arts Center’s Muslim Futurism exhibit…. 1/7 16 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmj3yypkl26https://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mjhi5zpohc2mJennifer Marysia Landretti (she/her) writes poetry and essays. Her themes are nature, place, and spirit—and in recent years, gender, which has served as a vector to explore the former three.  Over the years her work has appeared in various literary publications, most regularly Orion magazine…14 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhi5zpohc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mj5ico75zh26Please join us on Tuesday, May 5th, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic artists: Jennifer Landretti, Sana Wazwaz, Andre Anderson, Armand McCoy, and Sabrin Nur. Each featured artist will take five minutes to share work. After the main reading, … 1/510 Apr 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5ico75zh26https://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mivv6nbpw327Come join us *tonight* at Better Things - 7pm - @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social—we'd love to see you there! Featuring Sagirah Shahid, Suzanne Locke, Isavela Lopez, Ben Westlie, and Nick Metcalf. ASL interpretation; masks required at Moon Palace Books & available on-site. There Will Be Snacks 😁07 Apr 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivv6nbpw327https://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mhuq2fc57r2tNick Metcalf (they/them) is Sicangu Oyate – Burnt Thigh People – Rosebud Sioux Tribe.  Nick has lived in the Twin Cities for 30 years where they’ve made a life filled with lots of friends, family, and community.  Nick is a proud Parent and Grandparent…. (1/6)25 Mar 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuq2fc57r2thttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mhpp4iulaf2qBen Westlie (he/him) is the author of Run From Your Now, a Minnesota Book Award Finalist in Poetry 2025. His poetry has appeared in DASH, The Fourth River, MUSE, Superpresent, ArLiJo, Atlas and Alice and The Talking Stick. 1/623 Mar 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpp4iulaf2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mhko6szwxr2wIsavela Lopez (she/her) is a multidisciplinary Indigenous artist, storyteller, and activist of Zapotec heritage from Oaxaca, Mexico. Based in the Twin Cities, she brings together her gifts in spoken word, writing, dance, and film to illuminate issues of cultural resilience, climate justice,… 1/921 Mar 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhko6szwxr2whttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mhfnb3voao22Suzanne Locke (she/her) is a writer, mother, grandmother, and a huge advocate for Raising Sisters, a support group for people previously incarcerated in the Shakopee facility. Originally from Bemidji, she now lives in Roseville, … 1/619 Mar 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfnb3voao22https://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mheoma5cdc2zSagirah Shahid (she/her) is a pushcart prize nominated Black Muslim poet and performance artist from Minneapolis, MN. Her poetry and prose have been published in Mizna, Winter Tangerine, Prose Online, KHÔRA, Puerto Del Sol, Juked, Paranoid Tree, Parhelion, … 1/618 Mar 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mheoma5cdc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mg7xw7hyug2sPlease join us on Tuesday, April 7th, at 7:00pm, at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic artists: Sagirah Shahid, Suzanne Locke, Isavela Lopez, Ben Westlie, and Nick Metcalf. 1/5 04 Mar 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7xw7hyug2shttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mf4rgiqflk2cRaised in Saint Paul, Minnesota’s historic Rondo neighborhood, Lt. Sunnie (she/her) is a powerhouse in the Midwest music scene with over a decade of experience. She has headlined major events across the region, delivered charged up halftime show performances, completed a milestone 10-stop tour, 1/918 Feb 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4rgiqflk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mexqhiijbu2oLester Batiste (he/him) is a savage writer in living color who writes for political, social, economic change and Black futures. Born in Chicago, IL, he holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast writing program, and an M.S.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania. 1/816 Feb 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexqhiijbu2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3mespjjzlnk2hCecily McMillan (all pronouns) is a social justice organizer, political consultant, and published author. After enduring a Kafkaesque trial following her arrest at Occupy Wall Street in 2012, she served 58 days at Rikers Island. Since their release, McMillan has become… 1/8 14 Feb 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3mespjjzlnk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3menolsmoly2eAshembaga (Ashe) Jaafaru (ashe or she/her) is an actor + dancer + writer + producer + director who creates art for liberation of the mind, body and SPIRIT. As the founder of Little Creatures, she will continue to write + produce imaginative stories. Upcoming productions include… 1/5 12 Feb 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3menolsmoly2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3meinnx3hfb2qRosetta Peters (she/her) is a Dakota poet, an author, a public speaker, and an activist. A procrastinator to the point of detriment and lover of the natural world. 🎤 Please join us on Tuesday, March 3rd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring 5 fantastic artists: 1/410 Feb 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3meinnx3hfb2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/reentrylab.org/post/3me7yl6xits2f12th Annual Transformative Justice and Abolition Criminology Conference: February 13th, 2026. Panel of scholar-activists, artist-philosophers, poets, and abolitionists discussing a wide range of topics. Register: https://savethekidsgroup.org/feb-13-2026-12th-annual-transformative-justice-and-abolition-criminology-conference-via-zoom-public-free-and-recorded/ FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AM1cXkZFi/06 Feb 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:efio272ynzex4hpphthbq657/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7yl6xits2f