I started off as a musician in high school playingguitar and bass. Coming out of high school, Iknow some of my own songs as well as otherartists. I didnt start writing poems for a whilethough. Except in high school, for English class,I wrote a poem going Lets blow up the rottenschool and build ourselves a swimming pool..and that raised an issue of school threats similarto bomb threats of this day and age.Then there was this dirty poem I wrote in myearly 20s. But I was still writing songs then. I tooksome college courses in jazz, piano, songwritingand creative writing.Back in 85 I recorded with that famous producer. Butch was who producedNeverworld of nirvana, a number one album of the year in the early 90s.Then in 86 I started a 20 year sentence for a crime. This is where I startedwriting poetry. I took a uw-extension course in creative writing. I wrote a fewand people liked them so I wrote more.There came a time where I used poetry as therapy. I would write 2 poemsfor every 2 weeks. And that beats writers block. A lot of BEST OF KENJACKSON has that stuff.Then I was released in 99 and I put out a bunch of rock n roll albums. I wasalso participating in a monthly poetry group for a while. There is a section ofthis book I wrote using a variety of student researchers.Thank you for reading this book.Ken Jackson
