JANET JACKSON is a writer and editor and a poet of page, screen and microphone. She teaches poetry, performance and creative writing. She takes commissions for all kinds of writing, editing, manuscript production and self-publishing. She performs spoken word and produces and MCs events. Janet coordinates Perth Poetry Club.
Janet has written poetry since 1986, publishing a collection (‘Coracle’, 2009) and several chapbooks including ‘q finger’ (PressPress 2011). Fremantle Press's ten-poet volume 'Performance Poets' (2012) will feature her work. Janet writes songs and sometimes accompanies poems with guitar. She frequently guests at festivals and readings, including the 2010 Australian Poetry Centre festival and the 2009 Queensland Poetry Festival. Her poems have appeared in journals including Westerly, BLAST, The West Australian, nthposition and Hamilton Stone Review. The National Library of Australia's Pandora project includes Janet’s website Proximity.
Website: http://www.proximitypoetry.com
Email: lostpoetjj@gmail.com
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