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I'm going to be a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University for the next two years!

from Life and Fate (by Vasily Grossman)

My first book won the Max Ritvo Prize and is coming out from Milkweed in in June!

My book Winter Stranger, which won the Max Ritvo Prize, is out from Milkweed Editions today ! (woohoo) You can buy it here milkweed.org/book/winter-st… . Academy of American Poets and Milkweed Editions are hosting a zoom launch this Thursday at 6 CT. eventbrite.com/e/virtual-laun…

this is an accurate representation of me (and big thanks San Francisco Chronicle and Kevin Canfield spotlighting the book)

Book Review: “Winter Stranger” by Jackson Holbert #poetry #books #reviews #JacksonHolbert #nature #landscapes #snow #mortality #opioids #grit #lyricalsophistication datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/jackson-…

Poem from the book in Poetry Daily today

I’ll send a copy of the first issue of my very poorly drawn Marie Curie mini comic book to anyone who reads/posts about my book (Winter Stranger, Milkweed Editions ) for the The Sealey Challenge. Just dm me yr address. #sealeychallenge #thesealeychallenge

Just saw Keith Waldrop died. A great poet, translator, and collagist. Edited Burning Deck for many years. Here’s one of my favorites of his. From his Selected Poems (published by Omnidawn Publishing )

Bay area people, I have a reading at Pegasus Bookstores in downtown Berkeley this Thursday (the 21st) at 7. Come hang. Info in link. pegasusbookstore.com/event/jacksonh…

I’ll be reading at Pegasus Bookstores in downtown Berkeley tonight at 7

Reading at 7 est tomorrow online ! ymcacny.org/blog/friday-oc…

I was interviewed about my book Winter Stranger (Milkweed Editions) by my friend Dan Waldman in the new issue of The Adroit Journal theadroitjournal.org/issue-forty-se…

bay area people: I'll be reading at Books Inc in Alameda this Friday at 6 milkweed.org/event/in-perso…

Another day of the POETRY MONTH and here’s ‘Unsent Letter to Jakob’ by Jackson Holbert from a 3-year-old issue of the POETRY magazine — 🌊 . . . poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine…

Israel is killing Palestinian healthcare workers and restricting Palestinians’ access to medical care – not only in Gaza, but in the West Bank too. Like all people, Palestinians deserve care, safety, and freedom. Stop the genocide. End Israel’s brutal military occupation.

My first book--Winter Stranger--came out from Milkweed Editions a year ago today. Woohoo! You can get it at a bunch of stores and also on the internet! And if you get a chance review it on goodreads. milkweed.org/book/winter-st…

I have a new poem in POETRY magazine !