Major Jackson Wins Vermont Book Award
by
Margot Harrison
on
September 26, 2016 at 3:00PM
Also in the profile, Jackson spoke to Warner of his experiences with racism and racial profiling, in Vermont and elsewhere, and of the "suspicion" he has sometimes encountered as a middle-class black intellectual. In his speech at VCFA, according to a press release, the poet discussed how creative writing can address the turbulent political climate of our times, saying, "Much of my poetry is about creating a body of work that defines the character of my life, the black life.
