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Jackson NieuwlandJackson Nieuwland

ackson Nieuwland is a genderqueer writer, editor and librarian. They co-founded the reading/zine series Food Court. Their debut collection I Am a Human Being is out now from Compound Press.

The Friday Poem: I am a tree by Jackson Nieuwland

12 June 2020 by Jackson Nieuwland

New work by Wellington poet Jackson Nieuwland. I am a tree. I spend most of my time standing in the forest with my family. They love nothing more than to stand absolutely still like a plank of wood, only waving their arms every now and then to make sure there’s enough wind for the birds … Read more

Categories Books, Featured Tags New Zealand Literature, The Friday Poem

The Friday Poems: Three poems by Jackson Nieuwland

26 April 2019 by Jackson Nieuwland

A new poem sequence by Wellington poet Jackson Nieuwland.   They told me to be myself, so I entered the hive. Bees the size of my head descended upon me. They covered every inch of my body like a chrysalis. I continued walking forward, through a blur of buzz and fuzz. At the center of … Read more

Categories Books, Featured Tags Friday Poem, Poetry, The Friday Poem, The Spinoff Friday Poem

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