Kara Jackson performs an exclusive set at WBEZ
Kara Jackson performs an exclusive set of her new album "Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?" at WBEZ. Ethan Schwabe / WBEZ
Kara Jackson performs an exclusive set at WBEZ
Kara Jackson performs an exclusive set of her new album "Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?" at WBEZ. Ethan Schwabe / WBEZ

Kara Jackson is known for being the National Youth Poet Laureate from 2019 to 2020. And now, she’s receiving glowing reviews for her debut Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love.

The Chicago-based singer-songwriter joins Reset to talk about her inspirations, her mandatory piano lessons growing up in a musical household, and other local artists who encouraged her latest work. Plus, she performs some of her latest work live in our performance studio.

GUEST: Kara Jackson, poet and musician

Kara Jackson performs an exclusive set at WBEZ
Kara Jackson performs an exclusive set of her new album "Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?" at WBEZ. Ethan Schwabe / WBEZ
Kara Jackson performs an exclusive set at WBEZ
Kara Jackson performs an exclusive set of her new album "Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?" at WBEZ. Ethan Schwabe / WBEZ

Kara Jackson is known for being the National Youth Poet Laureate from 2019 to 2020. And now, she’s receiving glowing reviews for her debut Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love.

The Chicago-based singer-songwriter joins Reset to talk about her inspirations, her mandatory piano lessons growing up in a musical household, and other local artists who encouraged her latest work. Plus, she performs some of her latest work live in our performance studio.

GUEST: Kara Jackson, poet and musician