Major Jackson
"Let the poem teach me about poetry and what language can do, rather than being the captain of the ship."
— Major Jackson
for Creatives | creative process, magic/mystery of creating/art, writing, poetry, Major Jackson
"Do not just read the poets who sound like you and share your particular demographic or political beliefs, but read dangerously and adventurously."
— Major Jackson
for Creatives | reading, writing, poetry, artists must EXPERIENCE, artist's message, Major Jackson
"This is the other unofficial job description of the poet: to sanctify the era's unique thoughts and experience."
— Major Jackson
"I am too frequently undisciplined to imaginatively sustain a long work; my attention span is perfectly calibrated for writing poems. For that reason, short fiction appeals to me, especially if I can approach them in short lyric bursts."
— Major Jackson
for Creatives | short stories, writing, poetry, Major Jackson