Florida, Indiana and Missouri in the Next Two Weeks

I'll be on the road again soon and am very much looking forward to being part of these events:

14 & 15 April 2023 in St. Augustine, Florida
2nd Annual St. Augustine PoetFest at Flagler College. On 4/15 at 6:30 p.m., John Burroughs and Jonie McIntire will present their words and work elevating Rust Belt writing. Also on 4/15 at 12:30 p.m., Larry Jaffe, Rosa Sophia, John Burroughs, and Robert Waldner will present a lunchtime Labor Poet Showcase. Both events will take place at the Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla Street, 32084.

18 April 2023 at 8 p.m. Eastern in Evansville, Indiana
Poetry Speaks will feature John Burroughs and Sara Minges plus open mic at the Bokeh Lounge, 1007 Parrett Street, 47713.

22 April 2023 at 6 p.m. Central in Belle, Missouri
Barb's Books presents readings by John Burroughs, Shelley Chernin and Scot Young, plus open mic. 124 S. Alvarado Avenue, 65013.

23 April 2023 at 7 p.m. Central in St. Louis, Missouri
Spine Bookstore and Café presents open mic poetry featuring John Burroughs. 1982 Arsenal Street, 63118.

24 April 2023 at 7 p.m. Central in Jefferson City, Missouri
The Gumbo Bottoms Single Pot Still Poets Society presents a reading by John Burroughs followed by open mic at Gumbo Bottoms Alehaus, 221 Madison Street, 65101.

Join us for Poetry in the Park, Cleveland Heights, 9/10/2021

I will have the pleasure of reading with some fine poets on Friday September 10th at 5:30 p.m. Eastern at Harvey Pekar Park, near the corner of Coventry Road and Euclid Heights Boulevard in Cleveland Heights. This is an outdoor event. The authors' books will available for sale right down the street at Mac's Backs Books on Coventry. Hope to see you there! For more info and to RSVP, click the image.

Lineup:

Cat  Russell
John Burroughs
Doc Janning
Sara Minges (all the way from Nashville, TN)
Shelley Chernin
Barbara Marie Minney

Next Performance: CLE Uncorked 8/13/2019 at CLE Urban Winery

Tuesday 13 August 2019, CLE Uncorked, Voices and Vines on Lee will happen again, hosted by Jason Patrick Meyers. I will again have the honor of being one of their featured performers, this time along with Kansas City poet Sara Minges and musical acts Sam Hooper, Cameron Schnell, Brian Alan Hager, Simon Kenneally, Erica Wise and Bridget Davis.

CLE Uncorked happens the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month at CLE Urban Winery, 2180 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118.

Find more information at cleurbanwinery.com and facebook.com/cleuncorked.

moCa, CLE Urban, SAYMO and Serendipitous in the next two weeks

People have asked where else I'll be poeticizing in the next couple of weeks, but I usually don't have my calendar with me and can't remember the exact dates to tell them. So while I have it with me, here they are.

8/10, 2pm at Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland moCa in the John Cage Musicircus, part of SaturStravaganza - moCa 50th Community Celebration.

8/13 at CLE Urban Winery with Sara Minges and others, part of CLE Uncorked: Performers Showcase, hosted by Jason Meyers.

8/16 at SAYMO Collective + Gallery with Dianne Borsenik, part of The Power of Word, hosted by Georgia Reash.

8/17 in Monroe, Michigan at Serendipitous Vintage with William F. DeVault, Leo Todd Jarret, Dan Denton, Michelle Williams, Melvin Douglas Johnson and more, part of Madhouse & Firefly present: HEAT.

I'll be doing totally different stuff at each of these events. So come to them all!

From Here (to Denver to Long Island) to Eternity

My Maine reading this month is being rescheduled. But there are still lots of events featuring Crisis Chronicles Press authors and friends coming up this month. Just off the top of my head:

5/10 in Toledo, OH - Naked Toes Couch Concert at Glass City Roasters.

5/11 in Norwalk, OH - Grey Skies & Blue Hearts: A Poetry Workshop (with Nicole Hennessy, Dianne Borsenik, Claire McMahon & more).

5/12 in South Euclid, OH - Second Sunday Poets at the Cuyahoga County Public Library.

5/14 in Cleveland Heights, OH - CLE Uncorked: Voices and Vines on Lee featuring Sara Minges and more.

5/18 in Kent, OH - Concrete Wink Poetry Reading (Rikki Santer, Sandra Feen & Chuck Salmons)

5/19 in Cleveland, OH - Tongue in Groove Poetry Jam featuring Nicole Hennessy at The Millard Fillmore Presidential Library.

5/21 in Lakewood, OH - Poetry Plus Featuring Kari Gunter-Seymour at Art on Madison.

5/24 in Denver, CO - A very burger weekend: night one hosted by Cheeseburger Nebula Galactic Press at BookBar.

5/25 in Denver, CO - A very burger weekend: night two at Hooked on Colfax.

5/31 thru 6/2 in Long Island, NY - the Walt Whitman Bicentennial Convention (http://www.waltwhitman200.com/).

Clarion Thursday, Columbus Sunday

Between having so many events this month, so much work to do before I head to Denver next week, and also an out-of-town guest at my house, I know I'm way behind on messages. I promise I will get back to everyone the first chance I get. I'm doing as much as I can every spare moment I have. Thank you for your patience.

Meanwhile, I hope to see you at one of these fab events: 

3/13: Sara Minges & Juliet Cook at Mac's Backs
3/14: Tobeco Open Mic and Ohio Beat Poet Laureate John Burroughs in Clarion, PA
3/17: John Burroughs / Peripatetic Poets in Columbus, Ohio!

CLE Uncorked on 3/12 at CLE Urban Winery

Very much looking forward to sharing poetry from the same stage as Sara Minges, all the way from Kansas City, and a bevy of bad-ass musical talent this Tuesday, 3/12, at CLE Uncorked: Voices and Vines on Lee, hosted by Jason Patrick Meyers at CLE Urban Winery. It's gonna be smokin' hot in the Heights!

Insanely Busy Through March

Insanely busy this month and next. But excited! Here's a list of just my own readings in March:

3/10 - Second Sunday Poets, Inaugural event in South Euclid, OH
3/12 - CLE Uncorked: Performers Showcase in Cleveland Heights, OH
3/14 - Open Mic & John Burroughs in Clarion, PA
3/17 - Peripatetic Poets in Columbus, OH
3/22 - Kruhaus: A Quarterly Gathering in Denver, CO
3/29 - Poets Mindi Kirchner (The Law of Almosts) and John Burroughs in Lancaster, PA

And that's not counting a number of other readings by Crisis Chronicles Press authors and friends. An incomplete list includes:

3/3 - Allen Clevenger Dorsey Jakiela Powers at White Whale in Pittsburgh, PA
3/7 - Dreaming Big and Small book launch in Shaker Heights, OH
3/11 - 2 Chefs and a Beat, Too Many Cooks, Poetic Justice Edition in Cleveland, OH
3/13 - Sara Minges & Juliet Cook at Mac's Backs in Cleveland Heights, OH
3/22 - Poetry Reading: Diane Ferri / Gail Bellamy / Steve Thomas in Cleveland, OH
3/30 - Jen Ashburn, Jason Irwin and Cat Russell (book release party!) in Cleveland Heights, OH

Plus Crisis Chronicles Press is putting out several new books between now and April! And I could go on and on....