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 and poets to a devoted audience on a daily basis. He recently stepped down from that role, and joined Demetria to talk about his career, his inspirations and what comes next.

Guest: Major Jackson, poet, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University

Host: Demetria Kalodimos

Producer: Steve Haruch

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