Rachel Jamison Webster

Rachel Jamison Webster is the author of four books of poetry and the nonfiction book Benjamin Banneker and Us. She teaches creative writing at Northwestern University.

An Incomplete Mentorship

Ellen Bryant Voigt helped me become the writer I am today. After a falling out, we never spoke again.
Rachel Jamison Webster
October 30, 2025
Image of COVID-19 virus. Graphic by Bianca Ibarlucea.

History is Another Word for Trauma

When Covid takes a woman who has survived so much, all we can do is listen, and learn
Rachel Jamison Webster
May 11, 2020