Stephen Jackson
@fortyoddcrows.bsky.social
PNW: Seattle, Portland, Eugene | Working-class, poet, photographer, 🌱 | Allium, The Hare's Paw, fourteen poems, Impossible Archetype, Prairie Fire, WA State Queer Poetry Anthology | the no-man (Ghost City Press) https://stephen-jackson.com
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So honored and excited to be a part of this excellent issue of Prairie Fire. www.prairiefire.ca/current-issue/
Super-saturated Seattle!
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Super-saturated Seattle!
Yesterday / today. One of the mildest Winters of my thirty-three years in the Pacific North West.
February 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Yesterday / today. One of the mildest Winters of my thirty-three years in the Pacific North West.
When submitting poetry, has anyone else been asked to "irrevocably waive in their entirety any current or future exercise of 'natural rights' or 'moral rights of authors' as may potentially be asserted."
February 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
When submitting poetry, has anyone else been asked to "irrevocably waive in their entirety any current or future exercise of 'natural rights' or 'moral rights of authors' as may potentially be asserted."
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my night is breaking vaguely into stars
February 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
my night is breaking vaguely into stars
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Sand Bodied Florida Boy is a love song to the first moment you felt believed in, when hope wasn't a question, but an answer in every breath you chose to take. - Grayson Thompson
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Cover Art by Frankie Sanchez
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Cover Art by Frankie Sanchez
January 24, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Sand Bodied Florida Boy is a love song to the first moment you felt believed in, when hope wasn't a question, but an answer in every breath you chose to take. - Grayson Thompson
Available in our shop: buff.ly/kGWnb41
Cover Art by Frankie Sanchez
Available in our shop: buff.ly/kGWnb41
Cover Art by Frankie Sanchez
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“My once and future body, sandwiching himself between me
And my ex-lovers, failing to announce how any of us
Might like to be touched.”
From “My Once and Future Body,” a poem by Dylan Mcnulty-Holmes.
theoffingmag.com/poetry/my-on...
And my ex-lovers, failing to announce how any of us
Might like to be touched.”
From “My Once and Future Body,” a poem by Dylan Mcnulty-Holmes.
theoffingmag.com/poetry/my-on...
My Once and Future Body - The Offing
Poetry - The Offing Magazine
theoffingmag.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“My once and future body, sandwiching himself between me
And my ex-lovers, failing to announce how any of us
Might like to be touched.”
From “My Once and Future Body,” a poem by Dylan Mcnulty-Holmes.
theoffingmag.com/poetry/my-on...
And my ex-lovers, failing to announce how any of us
Might like to be touched.”
From “My Once and Future Body,” a poem by Dylan Mcnulty-Holmes.
theoffingmag.com/poetry/my-on...
"Yonder stands your orphan with his gun / Crying like a fire in the sun" —Bob Dylan
February 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM
"Yonder stands your orphan with his gun / Crying like a fire in the sun" —Bob Dylan
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daily dose of green and fog ... west coast Canada
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver #fog
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver #fog
January 30, 2026 at 11:34 PM
daily dose of green and fog ... west coast Canada
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver #fog
#photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver #fog
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We stand with everyone who is striking today. In solidarity, we're off for the day and we'll see you next time. Love to all 💕
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
We stand with everyone who is striking today. In solidarity, we're off for the day and we'll see you next time. Love to all 💕
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January 30, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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We DO deserve libraries. Palaces for the people.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 AM
We DO deserve libraries. Palaces for the people.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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One of those encounters with a poem that takes the ground from under you.
Answer
Daniel Simko
I have been translating my desire through a dozen
languages.
In anger, I have stolen a star,
and replaced it with your thighs, which hinge open...
I need you. I don't need you.
Answer
Daniel Simko
I have been translating my desire through a dozen
languages.
In anger, I have stolen a star,
and replaced it with your thighs, which hinge open...
I need you. I don't need you.
January 28, 2026 at 6:04 PM
One of those encounters with a poem that takes the ground from under you.
Answer
Daniel Simko
I have been translating my desire through a dozen
languages.
In anger, I have stolen a star,
and replaced it with your thighs, which hinge open...
I need you. I don't need you.
Answer
Daniel Simko
I have been translating my desire through a dozen
languages.
In anger, I have stolen a star,
and replaced it with your thighs, which hinge open...
I need you. I don't need you.
Got to see Julian Brave NoiseCat read on Saturday and can’t wait now to read his book. The cover art is by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.
January 26, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Got to see Julian Brave NoiseCat read on Saturday and can’t wait now to read his book. The cover art is by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.
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Charles Simic 🖤
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Charles Simic 🖤
You can watch Julian Brave NoiseCat’s documentary Sugarcane for free on Saturday, Jan 24, at 2 pm at the Seattle Art Museum. youtu.be/Cq8eWsXtP60
Sugarcane by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie — Official UK Trailer
YouTube video by Native Spirit UK
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January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
You can watch Julian Brave NoiseCat’s documentary Sugarcane for free on Saturday, Jan 24, at 2 pm at the Seattle Art Museum. youtu.be/Cq8eWsXtP60
Excellent article on worker exploitation. www.thedriftmag.com/all-in-the-f...
All in the Family
Santa Rosa, California is exactly the kind of place where you’d expect to find the heart of a natural foods empire…
www.thedriftmag.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Excellent article on worker exploitation. www.thedriftmag.com/all-in-the-f...
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Here is a new poem. Already revised, alas. But for what it’s worth: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Many thanks to Jeff Shotts and Kevin Young.
Many thanks to Jeff Shotts and Kevin Young.
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Here is a new poem. Already revised, alas. But for what it’s worth: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Many thanks to Jeff Shotts and Kevin Young.
Many thanks to Jeff Shotts and Kevin Young.
“Economic activity exists to ensure that all people can live a good and meaningful life, in a just society, and within the ecological limits of the planet. Neoliberal capitalism does not deliver that for us.” www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...
In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all | Ingrid Robeyns
Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them, says economist and historian Ingrid Robeyns
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:42 PM
“Economic activity exists to ensure that all people can live a good and meaningful life, in a just society, and within the ecological limits of the planet. Neoliberal capitalism does not deliver that for us.” www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...
My poem “Trinity” appears in the January issue of Hare's Paw Literary Journal. Click on my name in the bios to go directly to the poem.
Issue 26 Home | Harespawlitjournal
Hare's Paw Literary Journal, Issue #26 January 2026
www.harespawlitjournal.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:32 PM
My poem “Trinity” appears in the January issue of Hare's Paw Literary Journal. Click on my name in the bios to go directly to the poem.
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Campaign to reinstate “drat.”
“Oh drat,” said Toad. “Not only do my feet hurt, but I have lost one of the buttons on my jacket.”
January 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Campaign to reinstate “drat.”