Kara Jackson (she/her) is a writer, musician, and performer based in Chicago, Illinois. A daughter of country folks, her work draws a map from the Deep South to the Midwest, where she was raised. Through her work she tries to embody the stories of the women in her family, engaging how the experience of the women who came before her inform her reality in the present.
Her work has appeared in POETRY, Frontier Poetry, Rookie Mag, Nimrod Literary Journal, The Lily, and Saint Heron. She released her debut album Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? in 2023.
Playing Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, 2025
Image by Kimberley Ross
Featured Artworks
On stage for Celebrate Brooklyn, 2023
On tour with Allison Russell, 2025
Image by Ella Bursky
Still from "No Fun / Party" music video, 2022
Performing at Vic Theatre, 2025
Image by Ella Bursky
Still from "Pawnshop" music video, 2023
Image by VAM Studios