Drew E. Jackson

Poet and Pastor

Drew E. Jackson is a poet and pastor. He is author of God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God’s Unexpected Coming, a poetic telling of the first eight chapters of the Gospel of Luke, centering the theme of liberation. Throughout history the story of the Gospels has been co-opted by the powerful, and this is continuing to happen in our day. This collection of poems is an attempt to recover those voices that have so often been silenced. At the same time, Jackson’s poetry is deeply personal and engages how the Gospel of Luke interacts with Drew’s own story of being a Black man navigating the landscape of American life. He is also the author of the newly released collection Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way. His work has appeared in Oneing, Made for Pax, The Journal from the Centre for Public Christianity, Fathom Magazine, and other publications. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the Univ. of Chicago and his M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughters. Find more on Drew here.