James Croal Jackson rediscovered his love of poetry while pursuing the film industry in Los Angeles, and his poems have since appeared in magazines including The Bitter Oleander, Rust + Moth, and Isthmus. After a 37-state road trip spent living in his Ford Fiesta in 2015, he chanced upon a home in Columbus, Ohio, where he won the 2016 William Redding Memorial Poetry Prize. Find more of his work at jimjakk.com or tweet him @jimjakk.