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

  • In the dark sky reserve

    Longing for stars, I woke / at the poets’ hour. I sat up, / parted the drapes. A light / shone down on the empty street. / Another … Read more

  • My prayer

    My prayer for you / Donald Trump / is that you are struck // My prayer for you / Vladimir Putin / is that you are struck // My prayer for you / Benjamin Netanyahu / is that you / are struck // with the beauty that gleams in the eyes / of a Palestinian… Read more

  • look/like

    drinking wine / all the men look … Read more

  • Failing

    “… A plastic bag! / Another! / A crisp packet! / Cling wrap! // When had I swallowed all that? …” (Warning: toilet content!) Read more

  • On the ground

    … the broken glass on the / pavement? footpath?—anyway / it’s where I want to put / my feet—on the ground of Ōtepoti, // for instance, Pitt Street, which falls … Read more

  • Salt of the earth

    Salt of the earth

    I drop in, she hugs me, offers / five kinds of tea, finds biscuits. / Up close, her neck is a country mile / of sundrenched hills and valleys Read more