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About Jason B. Crawford

Jason B. Crawford (He/They) is a black, nonbinary, bi-poly-queer writer born in Washington DC, raised in Lansing, MI. In addition to being published in online literary magazines, such as High Shelf Press, Wellington Street Review, Poached Hare, The Amistad, Royal Rose, and Kissing Dynamite, he is the Chief Editor for The Knight’s Library. Jason is a cofounder of the Poetry Collective MMPR, a group of poets who came together for laughs, bad memes, and nerd culture. He is also the recurring host of the poetry section for Ann Arbor Pride. Crawford has his Bachelors of Science in Creative Writing from Eastern Michigan University. His debut chapbook collection Summertime Fine is due in 2020 through Variant Lit.

Two poems by Jason B. Crawford

Jason B. Crawford

photo credit: Meriç Dağlı

Beasts Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything ~ Genesis 9 Verse 3 What was here once a body … [Read more...]

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