Poetry | Thursday, April 21,2011

dandelion poem #1

my young daughters pickeddandelion heads on a sunny slopedappled with yellow we stirredthe blooms into a crock of wateradded sugar floated on topa slice of toast smeared withyeast and let it all bubbl

Poetry | Thursday, April 14,2011

wisconsin poem # 4

By Jacqueline Jackson

will the citizens who voted forthat governor and his cohortsrejoice when their kids’ teachersare fired perhaps themselves ifthey are teachers? the mostexperienced going first, natchwhen class si

Poetry | Thursday, April 7,2011

Poetry

By Jacqueline Jackson

aging poem #1when tradespeoplewaiters ushers and such startcalling you“young lady”then you knowyou’re reallygetting old 2011 Jacqueline Jackson

Poetry | Thursday, March 31,2011

pollutionpoem #4 March 31

By Jacqueline Jackson

hercules didn’t start it of course only publicized it — running a riverthrough the augean stables’ filthso that all the dirt and droppingswere swept downstream chicagowas canny to se

Poetry | Thursday, March 24,2011

wisconsin politico poem #2

By Jacqueline Jackson

“What’s disgusting?” “Union busting!”“What’s disgusting?” “Union busting!”your IT reporter is abroad today folkson the front line, the curb

Poetry | Thursday, March 17,2011

before superhighways poem

By Jacqueline Jackson

“IF YOUDON’T KNOWWHOSE SIGNSTHESE AREYOU CAN’THAVE TRAVELEDVERY FAR” . . .but did youknow anyonewho ever USEDburma shave?

Poetry | Thursday, March 3,2011

springfieldpoem #11

By Jacqueline Jackson

I once knew our presidents in order a little confusion withthe polks and tippecanoes butI usually made it past teddyup to franklin d which is whereI was in school but here in spfldpresidential streets

Poetry | Thursday, February 24,2011

joggerspath poem #1

By Jacqueline Jackson

I thought I knew the way fromsheridan to lake shore driveup there by chicago’s icy edgebut somehow found myselfdriving beside the lake ona sweet snowy paved roadno wider than my honda scant room

Poetry | Thursday, February 17,2011

personalpoem # 5

By Jacqueline Jackson

I have to keepforgiving myself forthings I haven’t done:promises unkeptpromises I don’t recallever having madepromises to myselffor what I’ve wantedto do but haven’t yetand pro

Poetry | Thursday, February 10,2011

northfifthstreet poem #16

By Jacqueline Jackson

worst blizzard in years on tuesdaythat evening the school parking lotnext door got plowed I thoughtprematurely left a mountain of snowbetween me and the curb then ateleven o’clock I heard laught