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Butch "Bulldog" Hepwell

Bulldog Hepwell is a poet of some stature amongst those in the know (those in the know being mainly the other inmates of Cell Block "J" and assorted corrections officers). Bulldog's poems, not unsurprisingly, focus on the themes of the soul in torment, societal guilt, and the joys of red hot blood pouring from a victim's torn larynx. He is a sensitive and prolific poet, with over twenty unpublished poems to his name.

Bulldog's work, arguably brilliant, ecstatically avant-garde, is without a doubt some of the poetry being created within the Federal Penal System today. Such poems as "Sadness of Bulldog" and "I Don't Mean No Harm" are emblematic of a man, nay a human soul, in repentance. Still other works, like "I Killed Him Dead and Liked It" and "You Momma and Me at the Tavern" are indicative of the rage of a soul ground down by our modern society (sadly, due to the ruling of the Warden, some poems of Mr. Hepwell's are unavailable here - he hopes to soon publish a chapbook containing all of his work).

As a member of the so-called Lifer's Club, Bulldog expects a long and illustrious career in poetry to come. In his own words: "I figger I got mebbe ten morr off them pomes in me, purty good fer a dumm ol f*ck lik me [sic]." Rest assured that if any more of Bulldog's poetry becomes available, we here at the Sheboygan Art Museum will promptly find a way to subject our visitors to it.