Major Jackson: Poet and Teacher - Nashville Banner

Major Jackson: Poet and Teacher - Nashville Banner

Major Jackson is the author of six poetry collections, including, most recently, Razzle Dazzle: New & Selected Poems. He is a professor at Vanderbilt University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Coming to Nashville to teach was a homecoming of sorts — he spent many summers here as a child.For two years, spanning 443 episodes, Major was the host of the podcast The Slowdown, which gave him the space to introduce new poems …