Kara Jackson Explained
Kara Jackson |
Years Active: | 2019–present |
Kara Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, musician and poet. She was the third U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate from 2019 and 2020.
Career
Kara Jackson is from Oak Park, Illinois and attended Oak Park River Forest High School, where she participated in spoken word.[1] [2] [3] Jackson also participated in a jazz ensemble at Merit School of Music, and was the Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago in 2018.[4] [5] [6] She performed at the Louder Than a Bomb 2018 finals and was selected by Patricia Smith for the Literary Award.[7] In 2019, she was named the United States National Youth Poet Laureate from after submitting an essay on poetry and democracy.[8] [9] [10] In the same year, she published a chapbook of poetry, Bloodstone Cowboy.[11] [12] She studied English at Smith College, graduating in 2023.[13] [14] Her work has appeared in Poetry, Frontier Poetry, Rookie Mag, Nimrod Literary Journal, The Lily, and Saint Heron.[15]
Jackson also made her musical debut in 2019 with the release of her EP, A Song for Every Chamber of the Heart. Her first full-length album, Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? was released in 2023 to much acclaim, being named Best New Music by Pitchfork.[16] [17] Jackson provided vocals, guitar, banjo, and piano on the album, and collaborated with musicians Kaina, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, and Sen Morimoto on lyrics and production.[18] The album was dedicated to, and inspired by, Jackson's friend Maya-Gabrielle Gary, who passed away from cancer in 2016. Jackson has listed Joanna Newsom, Joni Mitchell, Megan Thee Stallion, Joan Baez, Jim Croce, and Ella Fitzgerald as musical inspirations.[19] In 2023, she also opened for Corinne Bailey Rae's Black Rainbows tour, and appeared on Kevin Abstract's Blanket.[20]
Publications
- Bloodstone Cowboy (Haymarket Books, 2019)[21]
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
- A Song for Every Chamber of the Heart (2019)[22]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Daston . Char . 2019-04-15 . Meet National Youth Poet Laureate Kara Jackson Of Oak Park . 2023-12-05 . WBEZ Chicago . en . 2022-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426181850/https://www.wbez.org/stories/oak-parks-kara-jackson-named-national-youth-poet-laureate/9c5eed03-0cba-46d2-b8aa-c5db0094b1cd . live .
- Web site: Mullen . Caitlin . 2022-02-14 . Shout Out: Kara Jackson, 19, National Youth Poet Laureate - Chicago Tribune . . 2023-12-05 . 2022-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220214051758/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-shoutout-jackson-poet-tl-0808-20190803-o35zeeh7ybh2fj24nmkjyr3udq-story.html . bot: unknown .
- Web site: Treacy . Christopher . 2023-04-17 . Kara Jackson Uses Rage, Channels Brandy, Ponders the Human Predicament on Astonishing New LP • Country Queer . 2023-12-05 . Country Queer . en-US . 2023-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230626050619/https://countryqueer.com/stories/interview/kara-jackson-utilizes-rage-channels-brandy-and-ponders-the-human-predicament-on-her-astonishing-new-album/ . live .
- Web site: Dybal . Michelle . 2019-05-14 . OPRF grad is the new U.S. Youth Poet Laureate . 2023-12-05 . Oak Park . en-US.
- Web site: January 22, 2020 . 2019 National Youth Poet Laureate Kara Jackson to Present at Eureka College . 2023-12-05 . Eureka College . en-US . 2023-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324165306/https://www.eureka.edu/blog/article/2020/01/2019-national-youth-poet-laureate-kara-jackson-to-present-at-eureka-college . live .
- Web site: Holmes . Anne . 2019-06-27 . "The Youth Laureate Letters": Meet Kara Jackson, 2019 National Youth Poet Laureate From the Catbird Seat . 2023-12-05 . The Library of Congress . 2023-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610084727/https://blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2019/06/the-youth-laureate-letters-meet-kara-jackson-2019-national-youth-poet-laureate/ . live .
- Web site: Kara Jackson . 2021-12-01 . 2023-12-05 . The Poetry Society . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201071426/https://poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poets/kara-jackson/ . live .
- Web site: Kara Jackson. 23 March 2022. 12 March 2022. 12 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312033841/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kara-jackson. live.
- https://www.pbs.org › newshour › brief › 405615 › kara-jackson
- Web site: Weinfield . Madeline . November 21, 2019 . Kara Jackson Is The Multi-hyphenate College Student Changing How We Look At Poetry . 2023-12-05 . Bustle . en . 2023-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230426093029/https://www.bustle.com/p/kara-jackson-is-the-multi-hyphenate-college-student-changing-how-we-look-at-poetry-19366823 . live .
- Abdurraqib . Hanif . 2023-04-18 . Kara Jackson's Plaintive, Playful Folk Songs . en-US . The New Yorker . 2023-12-05 . 0028-792X . 2023-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231014145104/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/listening-booth/kara-jacksons-plaintive-playful-folk-songs . live .
- Web site: Apantaku . Erisa . 2019-04-02 . Weapons Out of Words . 2023-12-05 . South Side Weekly . en-US . 2021-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202011800/https://southsideweekly.com/weapons-out-of-words-kara-jackson-youth-poet-laureate/ . live .
- Web site: Petty . Olivia . May 15, 2023 . Kara Jackson's Debut Album: A Stirring Reflection on Love and Loss . 2023-12-05 . The Sophian . en-US . 2023-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528043852/https://thesophian.com/kara-jacksons-debut-album-a-stirring-reflection-on-love-and-loss/ . live .
- Web site: May 21, 2023 . Smith College One Hundred & Forty-Fifth Commencement . December 5, 2023 . Smith College . June 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610213126/https://www.smith.edu/sites/default/files/media/Documents/College-Relations/Comm_Program_2023_Final_Access.pdf . live .
- Web site: Kara Jackson. Oak Park and River Forest High School. 2022-03-12. 2023-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20230406170820/https://spokenword.oprfhs.org/kara-jackson. live.
- Web site: Retta . Mary . April 17, 2023 . Kara Jackson: Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? . 2023-12-05 . Pitchfork . en-US . 2023-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231014142435/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kara-jackson-why-does-the-earth-give-us-people-to-love/ . live .
- Web site: Rodi . Robert . 2023-06-09 . Harrowing Intimacy: A Review of Kara Jackson's "Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?" . 2023-12-05 . New City Music . en-US . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230609171623/https://music.newcity.com/2023/06/09/harrowing-intimacy-a-review-of-kara-jacksons-why-does-the-earth-give-us-people-to-love/ . live .
- Web site: Walker . Sophie Leigh . December 4, 2023 . Kara Jackson: "Folk music is the music of the regular person. That's who I want to represent." . 2023-12-05 . The Line of Best Fit . en-US.
- Web site: Lamitschka . Christian . 2023-01-20 . Kara Jackson Interview . 2023-12-05 . Country Music News International . en-US . 2023-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201183844/https://countrymusicnewsinternational.com/kara-jackson-interview/ . live .
- Web site: Ismail . Zahra . 2023-10-27 . Corinne Bailey Rae Floats Atop Black Rainbows . 2023-12-05 . RadioUTD . en-US . 2023-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027230942/https://radioutd.com/blog/2023/10/corinne-bailey-rae-floats-atop-black-rainbows/ . live .
- Web site: About Kara Jackson | Academy of American Poets. 2022-03-12. 2023-02-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20230208014931/https://poets.org/poet/kara-jackson. live.
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