To Boys With Green Hair
“I layer my words like I paint: with intent to create a deeper perspective.” To Boys With Green Hair is a reflection of its writer, during his early 20’s in San Francisco. The concept of this collection began as a way of connecting the author to his roots. But, in the writing process the scope of these works grew to be something more like his then-evergreen Afro. It is now a coming of age: Arthur discovers himself, love, and the taste of an ache.
Jackson is motivated to write in the inevitability that someone else in the world is feeling this, too. Holding these pages open, you, the reader, are also the Green Haired Boy.
Arthur Jackson V, a California-grown queer kid who grew up an aspiring poet and talented painter. Arthur graduated from Suisun Community College with an AA in Fine Art with a focus in painting. Arthur’s background also includes an extensive look at modern art. His employment at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art helped him find clarity and muse. In 2018, Jackson traveled to Paris, France, not only for inspiration, but also to lay the completing marks of his first book, To Boys With Green Hair. When not working on poetry, Arthur can be found in the kitchen coming up with delicious recipes. Arthur has worked as managing Editor for Genre: Urban Arts where he helped create a by yearly issue [House of Gere] dedicated to queer artists of color. Arthur was also an editor for the Suisun Valley Review where he received honorable mention for the Quentin Duvall Award. His poetry can be found in publications such as Decolonize Mag, Three Lines Poetry, Anaïse, and Spaceships.com.
