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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
Standing Rock
Spoon Jackson
Standing Rock. Bitter powers, government run, you are not going to shake me. You are not going to break me. What you do won’t make me. I stand with the birth of the land. I… Full Transcript
One Foot In Darkness
Spoon Jackson
Okay this is called a, “One Foot In Darkness.” Over the years I have pondered how intoxicating would have been to come across some liquid or pills that would do the deed in an instant.… Full Transcript
Heal
Spoon Jackson
Heal. Like a heart that keeps giving, I must keep believing in the power of healing. Sometimes I grind down so hard on my teeth I crack them during the night. I must wear a… Full Transcript
Misdirections
Spoon Jackson
Misdirections. People wonder why He tends to the plants like He does. Touching them. Them touching him. People wonder why He sits looking at the sky, tending to the birds. The bird sang to Him… Full Transcript
Sag
Spoon Jackson
Sag. How do I hold my temper, keeping my grace, and not become bitter, stuck in this infamous place? I remember even at seven, I dreamed of a better place, in a better race. Stuck… Full Transcript
By the Pond For William Stafford
Spoon Jackson
By the Pond For William Stanford. Frogs in the night talk. Gossiping long. Mingling, their voices like speckles of light. Long have they slept, waiting for heavy rains. The sky seeps into their mouths. Frogs… Full Transcript
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