My Specific Awe and Wonder: Poems in Bloomington, MN

"Jackson's rhythmic and musical poems merge love, beauty, justice, and the lived Black experience in America. My Specific Awe and Wonder is a collection of new and selected poems that Reuben described as "a love letter to Vermont" with "all the potholes visible." Here are poems about his experience living in, loving, and leaving Vermont, alongside poems of his childhood, his DC neighborhood, and his travels-both physical and metaphorical. Plus the Kelly Donaldson persona poems that tell it like it is. This collection, Jackson's third, includes poems that he called his "strongest, most evocative work." Jackson (1956-2024) left behind handwritten drafts and voicemails, which have been transcribed and compiled posthumously to keep his voice and legacy of poetry alive"--