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

Jackson

Writer. Poet. Editor.

  • The Sage and the Physicist

    The Physicist does not tell me not to study. The Sage does not furnish his text with citations. The Sage does not postulate gravity and light. The Physicist is silent on yin, yang and qi. The Physicist does not claim that Name is the Mother. The Sage does not construct a non-commutative algebra. The Sage… Read more

  • 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

  • “A coat of ashes”, poetry book by Jackson, reviewed in Cordite by Pascalle Burton

    “A coat of ashes”, poetry book by Jackson, reviewed in Cordite by Pascalle Burton

    “[Jackson’s] wager is that poetry, as mediator of spirituality and science, could provide deeper understanding about existing in a world of ecological and postcolonial turmoil. It seems to have paid off in this striking volume of work.” 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 emptied bridge”, poetry book by Jackson, reviewed in Westerly by Miriam Wei Wei Lo

    “The emptied bridge”, poetry book by Jackson, reviewed in Westerly by Miriam Wei Wei Lo

    “Subject matter ranges from the deeply philosophical to the prosaic, written in a manner that continuously calls into question the division between the two. … Observe the irony of those last two lines, which deftly insert art back into the mundane landscape of suburban Perth.” Read more