Poetry | Thursday, October 7,2010

Xavier, just 6, poem #4

We’ve had several poemsby Xavier in this column.He lost his grandma,Carol Manley, familiar toIT readers, a year ago.He loved Demi and wrotea book for us, a line andpicture on each page.“Fo

Poetry | Thursday, September 30,2010

northfifthstreet poem # 14

By Jacqueline Jackson

ok folks laugh but this houseIS on the enos park house touroctober 2 noon to 5 will weclean it well sorta at least sweepthe kitchen floor tidy it wellsorta but there’ll be a sign enterat your ow

Poetry | Thursday, September 23,2010

In Memoriam: Damaris Jackson

Jan. 15, 1954—Sept. 19, 2010

By Jacqueline Jackson

in england after my first child was bornI wrote my parents about the baby blueshow I felt totally skinless as thoughevery nerve was outside exposedpaining stinging maybe it was explainedhormonally eve

Poetry | Thursday, September 16,2010

countyfairpoem #2

By Jacqueline Jackson

here we are at the yearly walworth county fair the grandkids sang again in the junior american idol show should’ve won we suggested to a harried judge all finalists get certificates th

Poetry | Thursday, September 2,2010

wastepoem #4

By Jacqueline Jackson

I waste time a lot of ways might as well waste it on church the early fathers referred to holy waste does holy waste come from holy cows come to think of it simeon stylites (his

Poetry | Thursday, August 19,2010

featherspoem #8

By Jacqueline Jackson

you can’t sleepon the porchat the lake ifyou don’t likeowlsthey chorusso closeyou can feelthe sizeand the breathof their lungs

Poetry | Thursday, July 8,2010

tappitbrotherspoem #1

By Jacqueline Jackson

some NPR listeners loath click ‘n’ clackbut I love ’em they’re such smart guysMIT PhDs and from a fair city I oncelived in and the cars they know so muchabout get into such rid

Poetry | Thursday, June 17,2010

wordspoem # 3

By Jacqueline Jackson

at a scrabble party the other nightwe found that asshole isn’t in theofficial dictionary my quarrel withthat scrabble authority has beenit omits the two-letter solfegesyllables except those popu

Poetry | Thursday, June 10,2010

poem: all roads lead to ...

By Jacqueline Jackson

ever since that great toad of awalmart went up off south sixthsmothering the green field waitI like toads they’re good for thegarden so spell it with a “u”no that word also means goo

Poetry | Thursday, June 3,2010

farewelltopaul poem

By Jacqueline Jackson

nephews nieces cousins of all ageswe searched the serene chicagocemetery sunday alone except forthe myriads of departed but wherewas our departed the heirs who carriedhis coffin through the february d