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.

  • I’m Weary, but I Can’t Rest

    I’m weary, but I can’t rest. I can’t sleep on an empty belly. I can’t relax when I haven’t earned it. I can’t slow down, until the world stops burning down. I can’t breath, until everyone can breath, and not just breath but breath deeply and free. I’m weary, so weary, but I can’t rest. Read.