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A songwriter's Brief But Spectacular on honoring her lineage
Kara Jackson is known for being the 2019-2020 National Youth Poet Laureate from Oak Park, Illinois. But her art is not limited to one medium or one place. She writes poems but also essays and music that explore her family history, her southern roots, and how the legacy of racism continues to impact her and her communities. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on what shapes her art.
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