Jackie's Poetry
Read poems and browse an index of Jackie's print & online publications.
Poet & Columnist
Jackie Craven's poetry collection, SECRET FORMULAS & TECHNIQUES OF THE MASTERS (Brick Road Poetry Press), enters a world where paintings speak. Her chapbook, OUR LIVES BECAME UNMANAGEABLE (Omnidawn), won Omnidawn’s award for fabulist fiction. Find Jackie's writing in journals such as AGNI, Chautauqua, The Massachusetts Review, New Ohio Review, Nimrod International Journal, and Pleiades.
Read poems and browse an index of Jackie's print & online publications.
Three mischievous monkeys perch on a roof in this large surrealistic scene. I love imagining their gossipy conversation, so of course I had to put
I’ve spent years trying to read the stories behind this scene. An older couple sits before a lavish feast. Their posture is stiff —unnaturally posed
What’s real? What’s deception? What is the sad-eyed woman trying to say? This playful Renaissance toys with classical motifs. The painting inspired early drafts of
This enormous canvas brims with sin. Even the balloons have naughty details! This painting inspired a poem that appears in Of Burgers & Barrooms, an
In a dramatic desert landscape, navel oranges form a whimsical pyramid on an African birthing stool. This painting loosely inspired one of the poems in
Once a month, Jackie hosts an online open mic for poetry and short prose. Join the WritersMic Facebook Group to view videos and find out about upcoming events.