Richard Jackson

Richard Jackson is a poet, essayist, translator and editor who has published 17 poetry books and 12 books of essays, interviews, translations and anthologies. His poems have been translated into 17 languages. He has received Guggenheim, Fulbright, NEA, NEH and Witter Bynner fellowships. He is Distinguished Emeritus Professor at UT-Chattanooga and founded the Meacham Writers' Workshops. His books have won several awards, including the Ashland Poetry Press Award. In 2024 he judged the Ralph Angel Poetry Prize for Foundlings Press.