Hodgepodge A Random Collection of Poems and Songs Like Nothin' You've Ever Read
Hodgepodge A Random Collection of Poems and Songs Like Nothin' You've Ever Read By Jerry D. Jackson What if a book refused to stay in one lane—and instead invited you to wander? Hodgepodge: A Random Collection of Poems and Songs Like Nothin’ You’ve Ever Read isn’t built like a tidy poetry anthology; it feels more like opening a well-worn notebook found on a kitchen table, its pages filled over years of living. The world inside is stitched together from memory, humor, heartbreak, faith, satire, and sudden bursts of song. One page leans into playful rhythm and country wit; the next pivots toward raw reflection or spiritual reckoning. There’s no single road here—only a series of side paths, each carrying its own mood. The atmosphere shifts constantly, and that’s the point. Some pieces carry the cadence of front-porch storytelling, where laughter drifts as easily as summer air. Others move inward, grappling with mortality, regret, grace, or the quiet persistence of belief. The ...