Next up, I'll have the privilege of sharing poetry with these fine folks on Saturday, August 13th as part of this year's Bronx Book Fair, happening on Zoom. Please send a message to Executive Director Lorraine Currelley at bronxbookfair@gmail.com to register.
2022-2023 U.S. National Beat Poet Laureate, 2019-2021 Ohio Beat Poet Laureate, Crisis Chronicles Press publisher
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Reading for the Bronx Book Fair August 13th
Next up, I'll have the privilege of sharing poetry with these fine folks on Saturday, August 13th as part of this year's Bronx Book Fair, happening on Zoom. Please send a message to Executive Director Lorraine Currelley at bronxbookfair@gmail.com to register.
Thursday, July 7, 2022
My July, August & September 2022 Readings
I am so looking forward to seeing friends and sharing poetry at the following special events in the next several weeks.
The Baber Mountain Poetry Festival will feature poets and musicians from throughout the Appalachian region. Baber Court, 26261.
30 July 2022 in Portsmouth, Ohio
Noise Complaint at the Warehouse
will feature live music by D.J. Everman, Commercial Television, and Soft Pain, plus poetry by Dianne Borsenik, John Burroughs, and Tony
Brewer. 2134 Gallia Street Apt. B, 45662.
31 July 2022 at 6 p.m. in Cincinnati, Ohio
Word of Mouth Cincinnati presents a reading by John Burroughs plus open mic at MOTR Pub, 1345 Main Street, 45202.
2 August 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in South Euclid, Ohio
South
Euclid poets including Doc Janning, Raja Belle Freeman, Amy Kesegich, Shelley
Chernin, Michael Ceraolo, Adrian Schnall, Amanda Terman and John Burroughs will read during the annual Bexley Bash at
Bexley Park, 1630 Wrenford Road, 44121.
6 August 2022 in Erie, Pennsylvania
Poetry during Erie's Blues & Jazz Festival will feature poets including Thasia Anne, Chuck Joy, Mabel Howard, Niecy Nicole, Dianne Borsenik, John Burroughs and an open mic at Frontier Park, 1501 W. 6th Street, 16505.
The Bronx Book Fair will present a reading by National Beat Poetry Foundation honorees including William F. DeVault, Dane Ince, Patricia Ince, Carlo Parcelli, Chryssa Velissariou, Ron Whitehead and John Burroughs, facilitated by Debbie Tosun Kilday.
2 thru 4 September 2022 in New Hartford, Connecticut
The National and International Beat Poetry Festival
will feature poets from around the world and John Burroughs will be
officially christened the U.S. National Beat Poet Laureate for
2022-2023.
10 September 2022 at 4 p.m. in Toledo, Ohio
Uncloistered Poetry presents readings by Pauletta Hansel, Mary Biddinger, Lylanne
Musselman, Miles Budimir and John Burroughs, hosted by Lucas County Poet
Laureate Jonie McIntire at The Attic, 1701 Adams Street, 43604.
Friday, July 30, 2021
2021 Bronx Book Fair
The annual Bronx Book Fair is happening virtually again this weekend (July 30th and 31st) and I'm thrilled to be part of it as a reader and facilitator, alongside some remarkable authors including fellow Beat Poets Laureate George Wallace, William F. DeVault and Carlo Parcelli. For more information on all the Fair's happenings, follow their Facebook page. The session I'm facilitating will happen on Saturday the 31st and is the second of two Literary Jam Sessions that will begin at 5 p.m Eastern. Tune in on Zoom.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
The Beat Goes On at the Bronx Book Fair on October 5th
Very much looking forward to reading with these fine folk as part of this year's virtual Bronx Book Fair on October 5th 2020 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Many thanks to Executive Director Lorraine Currelley!
Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscuGurj8uH9ftls0kVzjc1vQkQuIP4ZRZ.
Featured poets: John Burroughs, William F. DeVault, Igor Goldkind, Deborah Tosun Kilday, Tammi Truax, Chryssa Velissariou.


