Comments on: Major Jackson: Where He's From

By: pnArt » P-Town midweek

pnArt » P-Town midweek — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:34:51 +0000

[...] touching and rich and satisfying in its complexity. His is a fascinating story and it was his interview on NPR’s Radio Open Source that prompted me to take this workshop. Here is a link to Major Jackson’s [...]

By: a blind flaneur

a blind flaneur — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:41:43 +0000

[...] the final line of a poem by Major Jackson. I heard him read it on an excellent edition of Open Source with Christopher Lydon last January 23. “Some Kind of Crazy” [...]

By: Poetry News for September 4, 2007 | Poetry Hut Blog: Poetry News

Poetry News for September 4, 2007 | Poetry Hut Blog: Poetry News — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:19:50 +0000

[...] s: — Morphine — — The Author Will Take Q.’s Now — — Major Jackson: Where Heâ€™s From — — Clueless CBI gives up Nobel theft [...]

By: peterography » P-Town midweek

peterography » P-Town midweek — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:27:59 +0000

[...] gnant, touching and complex.Â Â Â Â His isÂ a fascinating story and it was his interview on NPR’s Radio Open Source that prompted me to take this worksho [...]

By: Bill Jankowski

Bill Jankowski — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:47:37 +0000

Absolutely great. We need to listen to more poets.

Thanks.

By: RicHard Ryan Anderson

RicHard Ryan Anderson — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:17:35 +0000

Hello, I just wanted to say that I enjoyed this show and that I too am from Saturn… I was born somewhere in the Ford Galaxie.

By: Love poetBlog

Love poetBlog — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:24:40 +0000

[...] ure…I was very impressed by this post. Hope to see more stuff from author.Link to original article This entry was pos [...]

By: Love poets

Love poets — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:13:34 +0000

[...] Jackson somehow manages to a. Why it should be Love poets?…Cool, isn’t it?Link to original article This entry was posted on [...]

By: plnelson

plnelson — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:08:57 +0000

One of the best shows you’ve ever done!

He will be giving a reading at MIT on March 15. (according to the calendar on his website) I will try to be there.

By: peoplestank

peoplestank — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:54:43 +0000

This program was a great discovery for me as well – what a wonderful voice! I particularly enjoyed the first poem with “tragically hip”, the music of Sun Ra and the imagery of subway stops…it’s all very connected to my own romantic/nostalgic image of “urban” that does not necessarily have to be “hip hop” or otherwise stereotypical…