Former Host of @slowdownshow, Razzle Dazzle (Norton, ‘23), majorjackson.com
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Our Trio Award for a First or Second Book in Poetry and our Louise Bogan Award open for submissions on November 1 — and we are so pleased to announce this year’s judges, Major Jackson and Cindy Juyoung Ok! Read more about them: triohousepress.substack.com/…
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The first course is tomorrow! 🍽️
Join @poet_major for a four-session virtual seminar exploring poetry, food, memory, and nourishment.
Can’t attend live? Recordings and class materials are available for 60 days after the final session.
Starts Oct. 6: bit.ly/4j4olDQ
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The first course is almost here! 🍽️
Join @poet_major for a four-session virtual seminar exploring poetry, food, memory, and what nourishes us.
Starts October 6.
Scholarship deadline: September 29.
bit.ly/4j4olDQ
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"Navigating Major Jackson’s poetry collection, RAZZLE DAZZLE, is like reading A Jedi’s diary reflecting on experiences and emotions across the galaxy…"
Read Cid Galicia's full review of Razzle Dazzle on TGLR Buzz.
thegoodlifereview.com/2026/0…
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I am glad to announce that I received a scholarship to attend a dream Summer Writing Residency in the USA. @kenyonreview
I got the chance to work with Major Jackson; it was a mind-blowing-experience.
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My subscriber copy of The Poetry Review from the @PoetrySociety has arrived. Particularly looking forward to reading the conversation between Major Jackson and Nick Makoha, two poets whose work I admire. I was fortunate to hear Major Jackson read at Newcastle Uni a few years ago.
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Grateful to have been in @Poet_Major workshop at @kenyonreview writers workshop. Learned a great deal and left with new poems that I’m proud of!
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✨We’re delighted to announce 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 (@aaknopf) by Kevin Young the 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize winner.
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The Blue Mountain Review: A Journal of Culture April 2026 "the European issue" focuses on Prince Stash with an introduction by Major Jackson.
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Proud to recognize Prof. Major Jackson of @VanderbiltU as part of this year’s @SEC Faculty Achievement Award honorees. 🙌
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RT @griffinpoetry: ✨Judges Andrea Cote (@botero_cote), Luke Hathaway, and Major Jackson (@Poet_Major) each read 461 books of poetry, includ…
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Save the Date! 📚
The 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize Longlist will be announced on March 25, 2026.
Ten books will be selected by this year’s judges—Major Jackson, Andrea Cote, and Luke Hathaway—celebrating outstanding poetry from around the world.
griffinpoetryprize.com/
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Three days left to submit to the 2026 Furious Flower Poetry Prize, judged by Major Jackson! The winner and honorable mention receive $1,500 and $750, respectively, and multiple writers will be selected for publication: clmp.org/members/open-submis…
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The Furious Flower Poetry Prize judged by Major Jackson closes in two weeks, and we're still looking for your work!
Don’t procrastinate on your big moment—submit today! Link in our bio.
#BlackPoetry #poetrycontest #poetryprize #poetrycompetion #poetry #creativewriting
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Major Jackson is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University, Poetry Editor of The Harvard Review, and the author of six poetry collections, most recently 𝙍𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙚: 𝙉𝙚𝙬 & 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙢𝙨.
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Spend a week with us in Gambier this summer to challenge yourself and generate new work. S/o to the brilliant luminaries in our Session 1 Poetry Faculty: Anthony Cody, Major Jackson, Yalie Saweda Kamara, & Felicia Zamora. Find all the details at the link:
kenyonreview.org/event/summe…
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