J, Laura (Riding) Jackson to June Jordan
Laura (Riding) Jackson
At the official Web site administered by her estate, you can read selected poems & stories from her books, including an excerpt from Rational Meaning & her poem, “Nor Is It Written.” Her papers are archived at the Cornell University Library.
At the official Web site administered by her estate, you can read selected poems & stories from her books, including an excerpt from Rational Meaning & her poem, “Nor Is It Written.” Her papers are archived at the Cornell University Library.
Josephine Jacobsen
Jacobsen described herself as “a short-range pessimist and a long-range optimist,” served as Poetry Consultant to the U.S. Library of Congress (old title for Poet Laureate) in the 1970’s, and died in 2003 at the age of 94.
Jacobsen described herself as “a short-range pessimist and a long-range optimist,” served as Poetry Consultant to the U.S. Library of Congress (old title for Poet Laureate) in the 1970’s, and died in 2003 at the age of 94.
Larry Jaffe
Larry Jaffe was host of the “poetic license” & other performance series around LA & served as our Los Angeles area Museletter correspondent. He is the author of Unprotected Poetry & has a spiffy Web site of his own.
Larry Jaffe was host of the “poetic license” & other performance series around LA & served as our Los Angeles area Museletter correspondent. He is the author of Unprotected Poetry & has a spiffy Web site of his own.
Brother Jeff
Brothah Jeff joins and heals communities (that’s plural, meaning more than one) with his spirit-filled words -- so says Ta’Shia Asanti, who served as our Rocky Mountain Museletter correspondent. He is founder and executive director of Brother Jeff’s, a spot which has long since become the hub of cultural expression in Denver.
Brothah Jeff joins and heals communities (that’s plural, meaning more than one) with his spirit-filled words -- so says Ta’Shia Asanti, who served as our Rocky Mountain Museletter correspondent. He is founder and executive director of Brother Jeff’s, a spot which has long since become the hub of cultural expression in Denver.
Jerry H. Jenkins
“Ornithomancer” Jerry H. Jenkins is an amazing formalist, whose work has been published in The Formalist & has placed numerous times in its Howard Nemerov Sonnet Competition. He is one of the three Weird Sonneteers & his chapbook, Avian, won 2nd prize in the 1996 Anamnesis Chapbook Competition.
“Ornithomancer” Jerry H. Jenkins is an amazing formalist, whose work has been published in The Formalist & has placed numerous times in its Howard Nemerov Sonnet Competition. He is one of the three Weird Sonneteers & his chapbook, Avian, won 2nd prize in the 1996 Anamnesis Chapbook Competition.
Ted Joans
Beat hipster, playful surrealist, trumpeter & jazz poet Ted Joans was born on the 4th of July, 1928, on a riverboat in Cairo, Illinois. Recollection Books has a Ted Joans page with a brief bio, bits of poetry, photographs, book covers & links.
Beat hipster, playful surrealist, trumpeter & jazz poet Ted Joans was born on the 4th of July, 1928, on a riverboat in Cairo, Illinois. Recollection Books has a Ted Joans page with a brief bio, bits of poetry, photographs, book covers & links.
Ted Joans
Black consciousness, musicality & surrealist whimsy are the elements of Ted Joans’ poetry. Jack Foley has published two enlightening reviews of his selected poems, Teducation, at The Alsop Review & in Ishmael Reed’s Konch. His papers are at the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley.
Black consciousness, musicality & surrealist whimsy are the elements of Ted Joans’ poetry. Jack Foley has published two enlightening reviews of his selected poems, Teducation, at The Alsop Review & in Ishmael Reed’s Konch. His papers are at the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley.
Ted Joans
In his last years, Ted Joans lived in Vancouver, British Columbia with his companion, painter Laura Corsiglia. Their joint site at Empty Mirror Books was under construction at the time of his death in May, 2003.
In his last years, Ted Joans lived in Vancouver, British Columbia with his companion, painter Laura Corsiglia. Their joint site at Empty Mirror Books was under construction at the time of his death in May, 2003.
Denis Johnson
Denis Johnson lives in Idaho & is well known as a novelist. His collected poems are known as Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly (HarperCollins, 1996). You can read his poem “Our Sadness” at the DIA Readings in Contemporary Poetry site.
Denis Johnson lives in Idaho & is well known as a novelist. His collected poems are known as Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly (HarperCollins, 1996). You can read his poem “Our Sadness” at the DIA Readings in Contemporary Poetry site.
Linton Kwesi Johnson
The world’s premier (first and best) dub poet gave up performing with his band a while ago, but he’s still writing, still giving readings & released an album of readings recorded live a few years ago. Furious Green Thoughts/Perfect Sound Forever has published an interesting interview with LKJ by Billy Bob Hargus.
The world’s premier (first and best) dub poet gave up performing with his band a while ago, but he’s still writing, still giving readings & released an album of readings recorded live a few years ago. Furious Green Thoughts/Perfect Sound Forever has published an interesting interview with LKJ by Billy Bob Hargus.
Ben Jonson
Best known as a dramatist (his first play had Shakespeare in its cast), Jonson was also a gifted lyric poet & author of the still-familiar “Song To Cecilia”: “Drink to me only with thine eyes...”
Best known as a dramatist (his first play had Shakespeare in its cast), Jonson was also a gifted lyric poet & author of the still-familiar “Song To Cecilia”: “Drink to me only with thine eyes...”
June Jordan
June Jordan (1936 - 2002) was poet, activist, political essayist, teacher at UC Berkeley & founder of Poetry for the People.
June Jordan (1936 - 2002) was poet, activist, political essayist, teacher at UC Berkeley & founder of Poetry for the People.
June Jordan
June Jordan was truly a remarkable woman & poet (documented as such on KQED’s “Speaking Freely,” where you can read & listen to several of her poems)... and she will be sorely missed.
June Jordan was truly a remarkable woman & poet (documented as such on KQED’s “Speaking Freely,” where you can read & listen to several of her poems)... and she will be sorely missed.
June Jordan
June Jordan’s “Poems to Rebuild Kosovo” were featured here at About Poetry in 1999. Her readings & conversations as a Kelly Writer’s House Fellow at Penn in 2001 were Webcast & are archived online at Professor Al Filreis’ contemporary poetry site.
June Jordan’s “Poems to Rebuild Kosovo” were featured here at About Poetry in 1999. Her readings & conversations as a Kelly Writer’s House Fellow at Penn in 2001 were Webcast & are archived online at Professor Al Filreis’ contemporary poetry site.