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.

  • On not giving a sh*t (poem)

    I don’t give a shit what people think of me. That’s not a very poetic way to put it. But it’s the truth. I don’t care that you judge me. I don’t care that you have opinions of me, or hot takes or criticisms. I don’t care that you gossip about me or tease me Read.