The Jukebox Kid

by Loren Jakobov

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Pub Date Dec 06 2022 | Archive Date Feb 28 2023

Poetry

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Description

The Jukebox Kid is a collection of poems about childhood and innocence lost, inspired by the Beat Generation and the work and lives of musicians poet Loren Jakobov grew up listening to. Explicit content (18+). Available in E-book, Hardcover, Paperback and Audiobook.

Loren Jakobov is a New York based spoken word performer, artist and musician. The Jukebox Kid is her sophomore poetry collection with a 2022 release date.

Her debut titled Truth is a Woman (2019) is a collection of poems chronicling her maturity and the lives of those who shaped her identity as a woman.

With a background in songwriting and Music Composition Jakobov draws inspiration for her poetry from lyrics and performance. Her poems often reflect on issues of social inequality; from abuse and sexual assault to immigration, mental health and the existential issues of our time and age.

The Jukebox Kid is a collection of poems about childhood and innocence lost, inspired by the Beat Generation and the work and lives of musicians poet Loren Jakobov grew up listening to. Explicit...

Advance Praise

"Reflective, profound, and haunting, The Jukebox Kid by Loren Jabokov is a powerful collection of emotionally raw verse – a free-verse kaleidoscope of hope and regret, nature, and the mind, allowing readers to lose themselves in the fractured memories and wisdom Jakobov has to share." Self-Publishing Review, ★★★★