Many thanks to Athens Poet Laureate Wendy McVicker! I've been enjoying her sidewalk poem posts on Facebook and feel incredibly honored that she chose one of mine this time.
Crisis Chronicles Press publisher and 2019-21 Beat Poet Laureate for the State of Ohio
Friday, July 1, 2022
Athens Poet Laureate Chalks My "Half Write"
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
I've been selected to serve as the 2022-2023 U.S. Beat Poet Laureate
Immense gratitude to the National Beat Poetry Foundation and everyone who has supported me over the years and has helped me evolve and continue evolving as a poet and person.
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Performing June 21st in Evansville, Indiana!
Bokeh Lounge
1007 Parrett Street
Evansville, IN 47713.
Thursday, June 16, 2022
NFSPS Convention in Columbus Next Week!
You now have until June 19th to register for the National Federation of State Poetry Societies Convention that is happening in central Ohio on June 23rd through 26th, hosted by the Ohio Poetry Association.
Hanif Abdurraqib will be their convention Keynote speaker. If you can't attend in person, there is also an option to attend virtually.
More info: https://www.ohiopoetryassn.org/nfsps-2022-convention.
I'll be participating in two events there:
A reading by contributors to I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing: Ohio's Appalachian Voices on 6/23 at 8 p.m. and a Poets Laureate panel on The Power of Literary Citizenship on 6/24 at 1 p.m.
Hope to see you!
Monday, June 6, 2022
June 11th online: I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing anthology reading
On June 11th, the Cuyahoga County Public Library will host a reading by contributors to the new I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing: Ohio's Appalachian Voices anthology (edited by Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour and published by Sheila-Na-Gig). This reading will take place online and we'd love for you to tune in.
Registered participants will also have the option of attending in-person at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch to watch the event on a large screen.
Please register here to attend.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
June 2nd: Pauletta Hansel, Jonie McIntire and John Burroughs at Visible Voice
I will have the distinct honor and privilege of reading with two of Ohio's finest poets, Pauletta Hansel and Jonie McIntire, on Thursday June 2nd, 7 p.m., at Visible Voice Books in Cleveland.
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Jonie McIntire, John Burroughs and Pauletta Hansel |
Pauletta Hansel’s nine poetry collections include Heartbreak Tree, a poetic exploration of the intersection of gender and place in Appalachia, published in 2022 by Madville Publishing, and Friend, Coal Town Photographand Palindrome, winner of the 2017 Weatherford Award for best Appalachian poetry, all from Dos Madres Press. She is 2022 Writer-in-Residence for The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Her writing has been featured in Oxford American, Rattle, Appalachian Journal, The Anthology of Appalachian Writers, American Life in Poetry, Verse Daily and Poetry Daily, among others. She recently served as the inaugural Poet Laureate of Cincinnati.
Jonie McIntire, Poet Laureate of Lucas County, Ohio, is the poetry editor at Of Rust and Glass and Membership Chair with Ohio Poetry Association. Her most recent chapbook, Semidomesticated (Red Flag Poetry, 2021) won Red Flag Poetry’s 2020 chapbook contest and is being re-released by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. Her prior chapbooks are Beyond the Sidewalk (Nightballet Press, 2017) and Not All Who Are Lost Wander (Finishing Line Press, 2016). Her poems, published in print journals, anthologies, online and even into cement, have been nominated for Best of the Net and Pushcart prize. McIntire hosts a monthly reading series called Uncloistered Poetry from Toledo, Ohio.
Visible Voice Books
2258 Professor Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
visiblevoicebooks.com
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Video: the jojo show featuring John Burroughs
It was fun to talk with John Compton for over an hour (and also read some poems) on May 9th's episode of the jojo show. John has been talking with a different poet every day (and broadcasting these conversations live) since January.
Permalink to my episode: https://www.facebook.com/100042464478026/videos/413199673679455/.
Follow the jojo show on Facebook.
Sunday, May 8, 2022
May 14th in Toledo: I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing anthology reading
On May 14th, Uncloistered Poetry and the Toledo Lucas County Public Library will host a reading by contributors to the recently published I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing anthology (edited by Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour and published by Sheila-Na-Gig). We'd love to see you there!
2 p.m.
325 N. Michigan Street
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
May 9th online: John Burroughs on the jojo show
5 - Jeannie E. Roberts (noon central)
Sunday, May 1, 2022
May 7th in Akron: I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing anthology reading
On May 7th, Summit Artspace will host a reading by contributors to the recently published I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing anthology (edited by Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour and published by Sheila-Na-Gig). I'd love to see you there!
2 p.m.
Summit Artspace140 E. Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44308
Friday, April 22, 2022
Crisis Chronicles Press publishes Ouroboros by Chansonette Buck!
Ouroboros is c. 130 pages, perfect bound paperback, 11" x 8.5". Cover art also by Jillian Mardin. Available for $20 from Crisis Chronicles Press, 535 Parkside Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44143 USA.
ISBN: 978-1-64092-950-0. First edition, 125 copies.
Praise for Ouroboros:
—Ariana Newcomer, Author; Sound Healer; Spiritual Mentor
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Sunday, April 17, 2022
April 23rd in Youngstown: I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing anthology reading
2 p.m.
The Soap Gallery
117 S. Champion Street
Youngstown, Ohio 44503
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
April 14th in Marietta: I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing anthology reading
7 p.m.
Marietta College
McDonough Auditorium
215 Fifth Street
Marietta, Ohio 45750
Monday, April 11, 2022
April 13th on Zoom: VALA Gallery presents Envisioning a New Age Poetry & Open Mic featuring John Burroughs
Many thanks to Penny Thieme and VALA Gallery!
April 13, 2022 at 8 p.m. Eastern
Click here for more info.
Friday, April 8, 2022
Video: 4/6 Writers Guild Spoken Word Series
Writers Guild Spoken Word Series: https://fb.watch/cgnfxK4ceA/
Friday, April 1, 2022
You Can't Trust It to Remain by John Burroughs published today!
Order here for $5:
https://betweenshadowspress.bigcartel.com/product/you-can-t-trust-it-to-remain-by-john-burroughs
It's a very limited edition, so you might want to grab your copy fast. The titles of the chapbook and of all its poems were derived from David Berman / Silver Jews songs. Besides my "Random Rules," which was originally published in Gasconade Review, none of these poems have appeared in print before.
Here's how I described You Can't Trust It to Remain on Goodreads:
New poems about love and loss and the inner journey. David Berman, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Merricle walk into a bar in the author's psyche and come back out somehow resembling Burroughs poems. Drink up!
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Crisis Chronicles Press publishes 47 Poems by Victor Clevenger
47 Poems is 50 pages, 6x6". Front cover collage by Victor Clevenger. Available from Crisis Chronicles Press, 535 Parkside Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44143 USA. 200 total copies in print. UPDATE: The limited edition hardcover is now sold out, but you can still order the paperback.
A special book release event occurred on April 7th 2022, 6 pm Eastern, at the B Side Lounge in Cleveland Heights. This event featured readings by Victor Clevenger, John Dorsey, Nicole Hennessy, Russell Vidrick and John Burroughs.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Video of the National Beat Poetry Foundation's reading commemorating Jack Kerouac's 100th birthday
Part 1 https://youtu.be/4qkQuwbTDJc
Part 2 https://youtu.be/4rjG8fOO3jE
Part 3 https://youtu.be/rJUg90rHun4
Part 4 https://youtu.be/WLs0wjDSehw
I appear in Part 2 reading two poems, "The Frontier Index" and "Let's Not and Say We Did," from my new chapbook You Can't Trust It to Remain, which will be published by Between Shadows Press on April 1st (no joke).
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
April 7th: Poets John Dorsey, Victor Clevenger, Nicole Hennessy, Russell Vidrick & John Burroughs read at the B Side Lounge
I am very much looking forward to reading with poets John Dorsey, Victor Clevenger, Nicole Hennessy and Russell Vidrick on April 7th at 6 p.m. Eastern at the B Side Lounge in Cleveland Heights. Crisis Chronicles Press will debut Victor Clevenger's new book, 47 Poems (inspired by Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America), at this event.
Many thanks to Suzanne DeGaetano of Mac's Backs Books on Coventry, who helped make this event happen and who will be on hand to sell the authors' books.
Friday, March 18, 2022
April 6th: The Writers Guild at Bloomington presents Catherine Sikora, john compton, Tony Brewer & John Burroughs on Zoom & FB Live
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Ohio's Appalachian Voices Launch: March 16th in Cincinnati
DOORS OPEN 6PM - All guests must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have received a negative COVID-19 diagnostic test within 72-hours prior to this event.
RSVP here for "in person" attendance: https://mercantilelibrary.com/calendar/i-thought-i-heard-a-cardinal-sing-book-launch-reading.