Her poems capture something so essential and brutal about Americana. She has such outstanding storytelling ability, too.
Jan 10, 2025

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"Conversation" was the poem that made me get into her work. Anything in her book *Vice* is sublime, but highlights for me include "The Journalist" and "The Cockfighter's Daughter"
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something about it...it's just so strong. i think a good poem follows emily dickinson's rule - "tell the truth, but tell it slant." - but telling the truth slant sometimes means you lose directness and urgency. i think angela jackson manages to walk the line between slant and direct really well
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it’s one of the first poetry books i read as a whole and absolutely got me deep into poetry. i find her work soooo accessible—and yet it retains depth/wit. she’s a voice of our time—our current poet laureate :3
Feb 12, 2024

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