This site contains a few pieces that use ‘swear’ words or relate to sex or other ‘adult themes’.

Jackson

Writer. Poet. Editor.

Poems

Creative commons poetry (except where otherwise indicated): poems written by Jackson

  • The fundamental forces dream

    There are five fundamental forces,      said my son. Gravitational, Electromagnetic, the Strong, the Weak, and Hunger. Hunger is the fundamental force from which all the others are derived,      I said. And there are accordingly five fundamental particles. The one associated with Hunger is called First published in The Authorised Theft Papers, the Australasian Association of… Read more

  • The things I’ve learned

    How to appear simultaneously in Melbourne, London and Perth. How to check the news, briefly, once a day. How to buy two weeks’ food at once. How to use less toilet paper. How to wash my hands. How to sprout beans. How to bake bread. How to be alone. How to relax. These are the… Read more

  • The priority seat

    The umbrella The keyring The bus-stop The priority seat The “Yes, please” The three dollars ninety The teabag The front page The crossword The plastic basket The chops, potatoes, carrots, peas The “Fine, thanks” The bus-stop The priority seat The keyring The umbrella The light inside the fridge The power point The teabag The armchair… Read more

  • the analogy

    “the godelnumbering is the beautiful thing” Read more

  • The upper bound

    … And the largest voids and filaments / Are the sum of entities generated / By the joining of yin and yang. … Read more

  • dào kĕ dào fēi cháng dào

    Tao poem: a way that can be followed is not the true way / tao is not tao / a way you can lay out is not the true way / explicable tao: not tao Read more