Kara Jackson\'s Bloodstone Cowboy is a reclamation of her lineage, an affirmation of self, and a declaration of her right to contain multitudes.
As she writes, when the day calls I will answer to my name / claim it.
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.
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.
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.
Kara Jackson\'s Bloodstone Cowboy is a reclamation of her lineage, an affirmation of self, and a declaration of her right to contain multitudes
