mauve, sprigs of oleander— ceilings shedding water stains in shapes of crooked eyes—my jaws…
A native of Tennessee, Raven Jackson is a poet and filmmaker currently attending New York University’s Graduate Film Program. A Cave Canem fellow and a graduate of the New School’s Writing Program, her work has appeared in TriQuarterly, CALYX, Kweli, Phantom Limb, PANK, and elsewhere. Her first chapbook, little violences, is forthcoming from Cutbank Literary Magazine in early 2017. She's currently in production on her fifth short film, Nettles.
mauve, sprigs of oleander— ceilings shedding water stains in shapes of crooked eyes—my jaws…