Jackson D. Moorman reads “At Lake Merritt I’m wearing a hoodie with nothing under it” from Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25).
“This piece is an attempt to examine the intertwined nature of feeling fear and getting free; the possibilities that are borne out of things which were previously unimaginable. It originates from a prompt I encountered during a session of “In Surreal Life,” the digital creativity school run by poet Shira Erlichman.”
– Jackson D. Moorman
Jackson D. Moorman (he/him) is a queer and trans poet, organizer, and nurse who lives in Oakland with his wife and their two tiny rescue mutts. He is co-editor-in-chief of the poetry journal Frozen Sea. You can find him and his poems on instagram @jacksondmoorman or jacksondmoorman.com
This poem is featured in Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25).
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