Kara Jackson

Kara Jackson, born in 1999 and from Oak Park, Illinois, is an American poet, singer, and songwriter. She began her artistic journey participating in spoken word at Oak Park River Forest High School and later became the Youth Poet Laureate of Chicago in 2018. Kara Jackson's musical debut came with the release of her EP A Song for Every Chamber of the Heart in 2019. In 2023, she released her first full-length album, Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?, which appeared on several "albums of the year" lists, including by Pitchfork and Rolling Stone. The album featured collaborations with musicians Kaina, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, and Sen Morimoto, and was dedicated to Jackson's friend Maya-Gabrielle Gary.