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Bloodstone Cowboy
Kara Jackson
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Kara Jackson
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Kara Jackson's Bloodstone Cowboy is a reclamation of her lineage, an affirmation of self, and a declaration of her right to contain multitudes. These poems from the 2019 National Youth Poet Laureate complicate the definition of womanhood, troubling what it means to live in a body and love it. A complex and resilient love permeates Jackson's writing, from anthems praising her full belly to poems grappling with "sort-of" love for her midwestern hometown.
Drawing on the rich traditions of Lucille Clifton and Sharon Olds, this expansive collection proudly claims the inheritance of her family's southern roots, while carving out space for Jackson to exist fully without shame. As she writes, "when the day calls I will answer to my name / claim it"
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Frauen in der Poesiei woke up and the day caught me
in its mouth like a strand of yarn
i am useful
the motivation for a scarf, maybe
some stitch started to be finished
i will make up someoneās
heat i will be a fire
so intricate it can be worn
i woke up and the day called on me
specifically, threw my name through the sky
the way children are thought up
trials pulled through the stars
i woke up and like anyone who wakes
and asks why i checked my feet,
rubbed the bones for their reality
i keep waking though iāve asked for rest
cornered the moon in the alley,
pawned the dark to assume its place
and still i return to that burning chin
honor that persistent candle
because who will wake up if not me?
who will the day catch then
if i am not the center of its tongue?
what of the women who keep waking?
what of my mother, who has asked for rest, too?
and her mother, tucked into an endless slumber
i woke up and the day thanked me
for coming so far. i know rest is a long
walk from the sun, i know weāve been up
for so long, that sleep doesnāt settle
for my blood. me, daughter of the roosterās song
but when the day calls i will answer to my name
claim it like a fire rushing toward living things
i will rise because there is someone praying
for me to remain still
acknowledgments
Giant thanks to Frontier Poetry for first publishing ālove poem with a knifeā and Third Coast Magazine for publishing ālost & foundā.
I want to thank my bloodline. Thank you to my family. Thank you to the women who raised me. To Ms.Little, my second mother. Thank you to my big brother Forrest.
To Sarah Lotus for doing the amazing cover art!
Thank you Peter Kahn for making me write poetry.
To the ones watching out for me: Dominique, Eve, JosĆ©, Nate, Kevin, Ana, Demetrius, Casera, Nick, Alyssa, Rachel, Caleb, Aisling, Eāmon, Jasmine, Kamaria, Matt, Britteney, Raych, Aricka, Kush, Fati, Toaster, Tasha, Kaina, Sen, Adam, Dr.Camea, Natalie, Natasha, Billie, Steffen, and the Bey Family.
To the ones who believed in these poems even when I didnāt: Eve, Fati, Danez, Nate, Hanif, Kevin, Franny, JosĆ©, and Eāmon.
To my heroes: Patricia Smith, Krista Franklin, Mahogany Browne, Noname, avery r. young, Sharon Olds, Gwendolyn Brooks, Eve Ewing, Sufjan Stevens, Solange Knowles, Joan Baez, Moses Sumney, Joanna Newsom, Rico Nasty, Fiona Apple, Mitski, and Megan Thee Stallion.
Thank you to my dearest friends. To the most wonderful Maya who is my angel, To Kyndall who is my cowboy in crime and my midwestern hero, to Ari my husband, the Lotus brothers who have my heart on a string, Georgia who is the sun, Noah who always makes art more exciting for me. Thank you Bomb Squad. Thank you Jalen, Sammy, Leah, Morgan, Lily, Emily, Selah, Camille, Lena, Ethel, Leah K. , Annilee, Amanda, Sara, and many, many more.
Thank you Pat Frazier, my best friend, my sibling. Thank you for being my fiercest believer and my fiercest challenger; for egging these poems on and for nudging me forward when I wanted to stand still. Thank you for standing by my side even when I stink.
The biggest thank you to Jamila Woods, for helping these poems learn to walk. I am so grateful for you for guiding me over these last few years. BLOODSTONE COWBOY is a consequence of your patience, your edits, and your care. I could not ask for a better mentor and a better role model. Cheers to you always.
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