Thanks to everyone who read and commented on the original post. The following updates have been made to the format: This new section of the blog is an ongoing list of my published writing under my byline, Jackie Oldham. As of August 17, 2025: Poems Running Total: 20 Poems “Strange Invaders: The Chinese Spotted Lanternfly” … More Published Works by Jackie Oldham – UPDATED September 7, 2025
Ten years ago, today (December 27, 2024), I uploaded my first post for this blog on the WordPress platform. After retiring from my job in June 2013, months before my 60th birthday, I became a fulltime caregiver for my mother, who had been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer. Being a caregiver was a more … More CELEBRATING A DECADE of baltimoreblackwoman.com!
I am proud to present a new Baltimore author to the world – Eric Grandy, whose essay, They cut down the hoop [https://baltimoreblackwoman.com/2024/02/19/they-cut-down-the-hoop/] and short story, Black and White [https://baltimoreblackwoman.wordpress.com/2024/02/19/black-and-white/] are his first published works. Two weeks ago, I was introduced to Eric by our mutual friend (and primary co-founder of braciolejournal.com), Rafael Alvarez. After … More Black History Month 2024 Feature: “Black and White in Baltimore” – Essay and Short Story by Guest Author, Eric Grandy
Yesterday, January 3rd, my poem, “As the Last Blue Moon Was Setting,” was published by Oddball Magazine. It is one of about a dozen “Dream” poems I’ve written, in which I managed to capture actual dreams I’ve awakened from. I’m grateful to Editor Chad Parenteau and Founder Jason Wright for selecting this poem. Poem by Jackie … More Announcement: First New Published Poem of 2024
Reflections: My Journey on Arunah, A Memoir by Rosearl Julian West Copy Editor: Christine McKeeFormat Editor: Jacquelyn O. Oldham © 2023 by Rosearl J. WestISBN 9798391773108 Release Date: April 19, 2023 Available for Purchase on Amazon.com [Order from this link, Reflections: My Journey on Arunah: West, Rosearl Julian, McKee, Christine, Oldham, Jacquelyn, Julian Jr., Emerson … More Publication Announcement
Time flies! It’s already the middle of January—but this first post of 2023 marks the beginning of Year 9 for this blog. When I posted my first article on December 27, 2014, all I knew was that I needed a space to share my thoughts and observations about how the world affected this Black woman … More Happy 2023 from baltimoreblackwoman
The sixth poem in this series is “Our Latest Fashion Accessories…” [https://www.rigorous-mag.com/v5i4/jackie-oldham.html]. It appeared in Rigorous Magazine on December 31, 2021. The impetus for this poem was the constant use of the phrase “our black and brown people” by everyone from cable news hosts to friends. This reading was recorded on December 3, 2022.
The fifth poem in this series—and my third and final poem published in Global Poemic—is “Brood X Symphony (The 17-Year Cicadas)” [https://globalpoemic.wordpress.com/2021/07/12/brood-x-symphony-the-17-year-cicadas/]. It appeared on July 12, 2021, during the Covid pandemic, but its subject was a different scourge I was facing that summer: the dreaded 17-year cicadas! In my lifetime, I had already encountered … More Fall 2022 Poetry Reading Series, #5
My third published poem is titled “I Don’t Want to Play The “Capitol” Edition of Clue™”. It appeared on January 25, 2021, in the online journal Oddball Magazine [https://oddballmagazine.com/poem-by-jackie- oldham-2], 19 days after the January 6th Insurrection in Washington, D.C. Like many of you, I watched the Insurrection unfold on live television, and it took … More Fall 2022 Poetry Reading Series, #3
Join me and my Poetry Friend Lynne Viti on Monday, October 17, 2022, 8:00 pm, as we read poems and celebrate The Muse with host, Dr. Anthony Michael, Ingram! Details below…
baltimoreblackwoman 