Arnold "Poet" Jackson

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Poet, played by muMs da Schemer, he is a supporting character in all six seasons of the TV series Oz and he serves as 2nd command of the Homeboys prison gang most of the seasons.

Biography

Poet is a heroin addict and recites free verse poetry and regularly practices and performs in front of other inmates. He gets paroled early with the help of Kareem Saïd and Tim McManus. His freedom is short-lived, however, as he soon becomes a full-fledged member of the Homeboy gang, often acting as the second in command to whoever is in charge.

Poet  s one of the most incompetent members of the Homeboys, as he relies heavily on other gang members and inmates to solve problems. This is seen through Poet daring to get into fights only with backup from Kenny Wangler, Junior Pierce, or Reggie Rawls. Nevertheless, Poet remains as the gang's second in command throughout the series due to his intelligence and diplomacy.