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Kara Jackson
Born1999 (age 24–25)
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • poet
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • banjo
  • piano
Years active2019–present

Kara Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, musician, essayist and poet. She was the third U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate from 2019 and 2020.

Career

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Kara Jackson is from Oak Park, Illinois and attended Oak Park River Forest High School, where she participated in spoken word.[1][2][3] Jackson also participated in a jazz ensemble at Merit School of Music, and was the Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago in 2018.[4][5][6] She performed at the Louder Than a Bomb 2018 finals and was selected by Patricia Smith for the Literary Award.[4][5][7] In 2019, she was named the United States National Youth Poet Laureate from after submitting an essay on poetry and democracy.[8][9][10] In the same year, she published a chapbook of poetry, Bloodstone Cowboy.[11][12] She studied English at Smith College, graduating in 2023.[13][14] Her work has appeared in Poetry, Frontier Poetry, Rookie Mag, Nimrod Literary Journal, The Lily, and Saint Heron.[15]

Jackson also made her musical debut in 2019 with the release of her EP, A Song for Every Chamber of the Heart. Her first full-length album, Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? was released in 2023 to much acclaim, being named Best New Music by Pitchfork.[13][16][17] Jackson provided vocals, guitar, banjo, and piano on the album, and collaborated with musicians Kaina, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, and Sen Morimoto on lyrics and production.[11][18] The album was dedicated to, and inspired by, Jackson's friend Maya-Gabrielle Gary, who passed away from cancer in 2016.[18] Jackson has listed Joanna Newsom, Joni Mitchell, Megan Thee Stallion, Joan Baez, Jim Croce, and Ella Fitzgerald as musical inspirations.[19][15][3] In 2023, she also opened for Corinne Bailey Rae's Black Rainbows tour, and appeared on Kevin Abstract's Blanket.[18][20]

Publications

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  • Bloodstone Cowboy (Haymarket Books, 2019)[21]

Discography

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Studio albums

EPs

  • A Song for Every Chamber of the Heart (2019)[22]

References

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  1. ^ Daston, Char (2019-04-15). "Meet National Youth Poet Laureate Kara Jackson Of Oak Park". WBEZ Chicago. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. ^ Mullen, Caitlin (2022-02-14). "Shout Out: Kara Jackson, 19, National Youth Poet Laureate - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2023-12-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b Treacy, Christopher (2023-04-17). "Kara Jackson Uses Rage, Channels Brandy, Ponders the Human Predicament on Astonishing New LP • Country Queer". Country Queer. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. ^ a b Dybal, Michelle (2019-05-14). "OPRF grad is the new U.S. Youth Poet Laureate". Oak Park. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. ^ a b "2019 National Youth Poet Laureate Kara Jackson to Present at Eureka College". Eureka College. January 22, 2020. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  6. ^ Holmes, Anne (2019-06-27). ""The Youth Laureate Letters": Meet Kara Jackson, 2019 National Youth Poet Laureate | From the Catbird Seat". The Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  7. ^ "Kara Jackson". The Poetry Society. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  8. ^ "Kara Jackson". 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ^ https://www.pbs.org Archived 2011-02-23 at the Wayback Machine › newshour › brief › 405615 › kara-jackson
  10. ^ Weinfield, Madeline (November 21, 2019). "Kara Jackson Is The Multi-hyphenate College Student Changing How We Look At Poetry". Bustle. Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  11. ^ a b Abdurraqib, Hanif (2023-04-18). "Kara Jackson's Plaintive, Playful Folk Songs". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  12. ^ Apantaku, Erisa (2019-04-02). "Weapons Out of Words". South Side Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  13. ^ a b Petty, Olivia (May 15, 2023). "Kara Jackson's Debut Album: A Stirring Reflection on Love and Loss". The Sophian. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  14. ^ "Smith College One Hundred & Forty-Fifth Commencement" (PDF). Smith College. May 21, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Kara Jackson". Oak Park and River Forest High School. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  16. ^ Retta, Mary (April 17, 2023). "Kara Jackson: Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  17. ^ Rodi, Robert (2023-06-09). "Harrowing Intimacy: A Review of Kara Jackson's "Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?"". New City Music. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  18. ^ a b c Walker, Sophie Leigh (December 4, 2023). "Kara Jackson: "Folk music is the music of the regular person. That's who I want to represent."". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  19. ^ Lamitschka, Christian (2023-01-20). "Kara Jackson Interview". Country Music News International. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  20. ^ Ismail, Zahra (2023-10-27). "Corinne Bailey Rae Floats Atop Black Rainbows". RadioUTD. Archived from the original on 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  21. ^ "About Kara Jackson | Academy of American Poets". Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  22. ^ "General 1".[permanent dead link]
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