Former Children's Laureate, poet, short-story author and presenter (b. 1965) "Bang! Goes The Motherland", "Battle Street"
Battle Street
Jackson is more noted for edgier poetry, especially works that expose social disparity, and often satirical in tone. In this poem, she turns her blade on the breakdown of a relationship; although some critics have seen an allusion to the breakdown in society.
Bang! Goes The Motherland
A famous protest-anthem, whose title is synonymous with the popular marches and demonstrations of the 1980s.