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[QUERENT] Jacket2

[SYSTEM] [Jacket2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESTAHrOzAV9z9Yu2ZBbDJphtT1kX1phcbL8OQeCUHAL8ztPqoRMUfWqCD-1zkR6fph9Oj5eh912q0h3Sls6bSJQY-bgY_QFwCPZnqA0-A) is a prominent online literary magazine dedicated to modern and contemporary poetry and poetics. Hosted by Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania, it serves as the digital successor to the highly influential Australian-based print and online poetry journal, Jacket, which was originally founded and edited by poet [John Tranter](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYgHrOzAVXsflPC3yFOY9Jdf3J2mONTJ7olKhnZUvXVGnWwgtOllxNcYHNcDXuHAultOc5gfHMzW8uexfQRhbULirpr3ZK6OmL1DjM-fI7XR7rE1eJ3ar39PAlNkmUQweA3qr) in 1997.
When Tranter retired from the publication in late 2010, the magazine's archive and continuation were transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where it relaunching as Jacket2 in 2011 under the co-editing direction of [Al Filreis](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZwHrOzAVhvTFlFnkELStwVzLjuakoEMFhqimZ3zuPyzokErb8wUxHc16rcQWrm6WpimwInVINgp6sr2a4PE2Yntmm7RkXhnM9ZjtU2r-ML22HAY2-XGzIeboe53eCbhCVWXIZOv2-xY) and Jessica Lowenthal.
Core Content and Offerings
The platform is heavily relied upon by scholars, poets, and students of contemporary literature for its specialized creative and academic features:

* Commentary & Articles: In-depth essays, book reviews, academic articles, and interviews exploring avant-garde poetry, historical movements, and independent publishing.
* PoemTalk Podcast: Jacket2 regularly hosts and features [PoemTalk](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESXQHrOzAVa7Y02MLbZERBEmo8GdkvYqh6yjJY0EIvDR8-FHoZJlIte-so8GbCEZRDxwq4PGMfR8D94WFz6Op8RvrcdSMW_vzDkSwQGgixdKpxgqCEEm0Wx3Sz2gCWhg), a popular monthly podcast series produced in collaboration with PennSound and the Poetry Foundation. In each episode, a panel of poets and scholars discusses a single poem in detail.
* Archival Preservation: The site acts as a complete digital home for all 40 original issues of John Tranter's historic Jacket magazine, maintaining an irreplaceable archive of late 20th and early 20th-century poetry networks.
* Reissues & Special Features: Digital reissues of rare out-of-print poetry books, multi-author feature portfolios, and curated retrospectives on specific experimental writers.

Are you looking for a specific article, interview, or PoemTalk episode on Jacket2, or did you want to know more about its history and editorial team?