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Acclaimed songwriter and poet Kara Jackson talks playing tee-ball with Peter Sagal : Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! This week, acclaimed songwriter and poet Kara Jackson joins panelists Alzo Slade, Scaachi Koul, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Acclaimed songwriter and poet Kara Jackson talks playing tee-ball with Peter Sagal

Acclaimed songwriter and poet Kara Jackson talks playing tee-ball with Peter Sagal

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Kara Jackson grew in Oak Park, IL, where she started writing poetry in high school. Turns out, she was so good at it that she was named first Chicago's, and then America's, Youth Poet Laureate. She then started putting her words to music, and recorded Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?, one of the most acclaimed albums of 2023. But, can she add one more accolade to her resume by winning our game?