Laura Riding Jackson

Laura Riding Jackson Preserving the past, inspiring the future. Poetry, Teen Writers, Workshops, Historic House.

The Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation is dedicated to preserving the author’s home and nurturing writers through a series of literary offerings including writers groups, summer camps, workshops, and poetry festivals.

35 years ago today, Laura (Riding) Jackson passed away in Wabasso, FL after a long and fruitful life of writing. It is o...
09/02/2026

35 years ago today, Laura (Riding) Jackson passed away in Wabasso, FL after a long and fruitful life of writing. It is our honor to carry on her legacy and share her love of writing in all that we do.

Looking for a sweet treat to make? Here's a recipe for Laura (Riding) Jackson's sesame cookies which were well-known and...
08/28/2026

Looking for a sweet treat to make? Here's a recipe for Laura (Riding) Jackson's sesame cookies which were well-known and loved amongst her friends and guests!

If you make a batch, be sure to send us some photos of the final product!

Want to see our Florida-Friendly garden flourish? Sign up to do some mulching, weeding, and more out at the garden behin...
08/24/2026

Want to see our Florida-Friendly garden flourish? Sign up to do some mulching, weeding, and more out at the garden behind the Laura (Riding) Jackson historic house!

Scan the QR code or go to https://unitedwayindianrivercounty.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=115658 and then complete a volunteer application. After completing the application, you will be asked to select a project to volunteer for and you will select the one for LRJF.

Thank you and get excited for the United Way Day of Caring on October 24th!

From Jackson's 1938 collection, "Chrysalis" examines the fragility and transient nature of life.
08/18/2026

From Jackson's 1938 collection, "Chrysalis" examines the fragility and transient nature of life.

Laura (Riding) Jackson and Robert Graves moved to a small town, Deiá, in Mallorca, Spain in 1929. They lived in the beau...
08/14/2026

Laura (Riding) Jackson and Robert Graves moved to a small town, Deiá, in Mallorca, Spain in 1929. They lived in the beautiful stone house named Ca n'Alluny (meaning The Faraway House) pictured here. During their time there, they wrote and also ran the Seizin Press. They had to leave in 1936 when the Spanish Civil War began.

Eventually, Graves would return in 1946 to live out his days in the house that is now a museum — much like our very own Laura (Riding) Jackson house here in Vero Beach! Laura's presence at the house in Deiá has been preserved in a room called "Laura's Study" and the printing press they used to publish books for the Seizin Press is also preserved there.

In an Ancient Greek mood after watching Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey? Read A Trojan Ending by Laura (Riding) Jackson ...
07/31/2026

In an Ancient Greek mood after watching Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey?

Read A Trojan Ending by Laura (Riding) Jackson to see a different perspective, that of Cressida, on the events of the Trojan War!

Did you know that from 1935-1939 Laura (Riding) Jackson published multiple works of prose? Convalescent Conversations (...
07/27/2026

Did you know that from 1935-1939 Laura (Riding) Jackson published multiple works of prose?

Convalescent Conversations (1936) was originally published under the pseudonym Madeleine Vara and the novel is written almost entirely in dialogue!

07/16/2026

Want to hear Laura (Riding) Jackson read some of her own work? Head over to our YouTube channel () to listen!

Also on our channel are past years of our Poetry & BBQ events and some other local poets reading their own work!

Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/

Our Write in the Middle campers have been hard at work these past three weeks! Campers made posters, crafted paper circu...
06/24/2026

Our Write in the Middle campers have been hard at work these past three weeks! Campers made posters, crafted paper circuits, performed skits, and, of course, wrote and revised many brilliant stories and poems!

Stay tuned for the publication of the Write in the Middle 2026 camp book featuring the writings and art of all our campers!

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1914 14th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL
32960

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Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm

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