Raych Jackson is a writer, educator and performer. While teaching third and fourth grade in Chicago Public Schools, they competed on numerous national poetry teams and individual competitions. Their poems have gained over 2 million views on YouTube. They’re the 2017 NUPIC Champion and a 2017 Pink Door fellow. They recently voiced ‘DJ Raych’ in the Jackbox game, Mad Verse City. Their latest play, Emotions & Bots, premiered at the Woerdz Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland. They wrote a room dedicated to their city for 29Rooms’ first installment in Chicago, through Refinery29. They co-created and co-hosts Big Kid Slam, a monthly poetry show in Chicago. Their work has been published by many including Poetry Magazine, The Rumpus, The Shallow Ends, and Washington Square Review. Their debut collection EVEN THE SAINTS AUDITION is forthcoming through Button Poetry. They currently live in Chicago.
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