James J. Jackson

Poet and Journalist

  • About James / Donate to the Blog

    My name is James J. Jackson and I am a poet and pop culture journalist from Northern California. I’ve written over 600 articles covering politics, art, and pop culture as well as 2 books and hundreds of poems. I started this blog in 2014 under the title Poems and Other Sh*t, which later became The Read.

  • February 27, 2022

    I just ate four hamburgers and drank a beer, but war were declared. I’ve been drunk for 5 days, but war were declared. I’d go to sleep wanting to cry, but war were declared. I like to rewatch Futurama when I’m sad, but war were declared. Read.