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Turning Point
Spoon Jackson
“Turning Point,” new poem for Meghan and Suzanna. I released the past, because forgiveness springs forward and hate falls back. I’ll never forget what I’d done, but I cannot go back and peel back the… Full Transcript
Karma Death
Spoon Jackson
Okay, “Karma Death.” What does it all mean, this life in my karma death? The [inaudible] last night, must have been like a bomb, so loud it was silent. Everyone ran but me. I heard… Full Transcript
I Knew You
Spoon Jackson
Because I knew you. Before you were one word like Ali, Elvis, or Madonna, I knew you way back when the land was still icey and the wind was still heavy with dragons and other… Full Transcript
The Look
Spoon Jackson
It’s called “The Look” for the people who, uh, believe in one race, one world, one color, which is human. I tried not to speak on the murder by the Minnesota officers. The look on… Full Transcript
The Banquet
Spoon Jackson
All right. This is Spoon Jackson, formerly of Uncuffed, laid off for no reason at all, looking for a job in radio! Anyways, uh, I would like to dedicate this poem to my Asian sisters… Full Transcript
On Uncuffed
Spoon Jackson
Okay, what happened at Uncuffed was that, uh, they investigated Uncuffed, they sent a special, uh, prison police in there, and they did a couple of months of investigation, and came back and said, “Everything… Full Transcript
Keep Your Head To The Sky
Spoon Jackson
Okay, this is, uh, Spoon Jackson, formerly of Uncuffed Radio. They, for some reason, terminated my job there and I found nothing wrong. So I have this piece written for them, but since they terminated… Full Transcript
In Solidarity With Asian Americans
Spoon Jackson
Anybody of color in this country has experienced so much discrimination, so to take it out on other people is wrong. Especially, I guess, Asian people has contributed, built a railroad, who helped do what… Full Transcript
COVID-19 A Love Poem, Karma Death, And Vultures
Spoon Jackson
This is, uh, Spoon Jackson, and I got this little poem I wrote about COVID-19 before I was tripping with it, and I’m still recovering from it. COVID-19. I cannot imagine keeping social distance from… Full Transcript
A Question
Spoon Jackson
This is Spoon Jackson at Solano prison. Feel free to write me, get lonely in here and your feedback is good for inspiration. This poem is titled “Question.” Education is a friendship. You treat it… Full Transcript
Paws For Life 2
Spoon Jackson
“Paws For Life 2.” The new group of dogs have come and gone. There were 10 dogs this time. All 10 with their own way of doing things. All 10 just wanting to be loved.… Full Transcript
Stricken
Spoon Jackson
“Stricken” by Spoon Jackson. I remember that Sunday morning tune, you snapping snap beans for dinner while rock doves cooed in the Oak trees. I thought you were the strongest person ever. I thought you… Full Transcript
Super Mouse
Spoon Jackson
I have forgotten how slick and comping the Lancaster mice were. How they shape shift from one dimension to another and ease through cracks so small one cannot see them. One mouse had- has now… Full Transcript
The Last Letter Writers
Spoon Jackson
Can you imagine a world without artists? No composers, no painters, no actors, no writers, no sculptors, no singers, no musicians, no film makers, no dancers and no poets. What does a world without handheld… Full Transcript
Schools
Spoon Jackson
I think of the children of Angola given no fresh water but sold Coca-Cola. Kids killing kids in school, out of loneliness, out of despair, out of wanting the spotlight there. Who feels sad? It’s… Full Transcript
Prison Food
Spoon Jackson
Yes, I know, who cares what food you feed the animals. To look at the prison menu and how the food is described, you’d think you’re getting delicious and real food. Only what is served… Full Transcript
At Night I Fly
Spoon Jackson
Sometimes gliding during the day looking out of my window theater, a narrow slit at the back of a cell, three inches wide and three feet long, I saw what the red-tail hawk. I battled… Full Transcript
Like a God
Spoon Jackson
When haters pull me up from the ground, breaking my roots, I’ll get my nourishment from the air. When haters strive to drive me into the dirt, they inspire me to flow. They inspire me… Full Transcript
Homestead
Spoon Jackson
Homestead. Some prisoners have gophers, lizards, sparrows, praying mantises, black widows, and other spiders and snakes as pets. The very idea of incarcerating other beings in cells is absurd. Prisoners of all- all people must… Full Transcript
Look away. It took a life sentence to show me how to love today, it took a life sentence to show me how to look away. Close your eyes if you don’t like the color… Full Transcript