John Burroughs,
a.k.a. Jesus Crisis, is a pacifist, poet, playwright, musician, composer, bibliophile, and seeker in Elyria, Ohio.
Co-founder (with Dianne Borsenik) of the monthly Lix and Kix Poetry Extravaganza and the annual winter wordfest known as Snoetry, John is also the
founding editor and publisher for Crisis Chronicles Press and a regular contributor to the Cleveland
Poetics and Ohio Poetry Association blogs. Since 2011 he has served as the OPA's webmaster pro tem.
John founded a loose association called Poets of Lorain County, under whose auspices he's hosted regular open mic and
featured poet events at the Avon Lake Public Library and the Lorain Arts Council's
737 Gallery, as well as the PoetryElyria series at Jim's Coffeehouse and Diner, the Scott M. Duncan
Photography studio and other venues in his hometown.
John's work has appeared on stages in four states, as well as in numerous journals, and he is the author of five poetry chapbooks:
Two broadsides featuring his work, For Change Is and Low Kay Shun, are available from NightBallet Press. His fifth chapbook, Water
Works, is forthcoming in 2012 from Recycled Karma Press.
4/8/2010 11:04 AM
chris wrote:
Not surprised.. there's a lot of stuff this month .. I didn't remember till I went thru my e-mails to dump them.. & saw it there. Reply to this
4/8/2010 11:41 AM
chris wrote:
Gosh.. another one I can't believe I forgot is Toledo.... and Smith's Coffee Shop in Sandusky..??
The Collinwood Readings are on Tuesdays and their features are on the 2nd Tuesdays. This next one is Zach Moll and Madge,,??? (look at Michael's page)
Not sure if your including Toledo but if you are you should add that.
*embarrassed I didn't remind you before* Reply to this
4/8/2010 11:55 AM
Jesus Crisis wrote:
I haven't decided how far I wanna go out from Cleveland, because it's gonna mean a lot more time/work. If I do Toledo, I should do Columbus, Erie, Marion and Youngstown, too, since they're all about the same distance (a two-hour drive) from where I live -- and that'll more double the size of the calendar. I will definitely include Sandusky and Mansfield, since they're only an hour away. Beyond that is gonna depend on how much time I have. Reply to this
4/8/2010 12:33 PM
chris wrote:
Yup.. yup... I get that.. I thought of that after I posted it.. Your call of course.
Gosh having it all in one place you realize how lucky you are to live in Cleveland and be a poet. So much going on... Reply to this
I just added the Collingwood series - just plugged it into every Tuesday - so now all I need to do is fill in the features when they're announced. Reply to this
3/30/2011 5:06 PMVertigo Xi'an Xavier wrote:
I thought Collingwood was now monthly, on the second Saturday... April 9 features Andrew Rihn and Huntor Prey.
They're also hosting Buddy Wakefield on April 23rd! Reply to this
10/24/2010 8:37 PM
anon wrote:
So will the Poet's of Lorain County only be featuring "poets from Lorain County"? That's what the line up looks like so far... Reply to this
10/24/2010 9:22 PM
Jesus Crisis wrote:
Susan Grimm, Terry Provost, Heather Schmidt and others are not from Lorain County. Reply to this
2/2/2011 7:57 PM
alynn wrote:
Hi John--could you add the Eastside Writers' Workshop at the Euclid Public Library on E 222nd St? First Sat of month, 9:30-11:30 am. You can put my email in as moderator and contact person. Thanks. Reply to this
Thanks for keeping us up-to-date! You may know this, but some more readings are happening to at JCU in April which is probably on their website. See ya soon (Spider?) Claire Reply to this
4/9/2011 4:04 AM
Ibne Safi wrote:
I am looking for this information, Thanks for that article, very helpful to me. Reply to this
7/4/2011 11:55 AM
Alynn Mahle wrote:
My good friend, poet extraordinaire, Jesus Crisis AKA John Burroughs,
Thanks as always for your very kind promotion of my monthly Eastside Writers Workshop and my Memoir Writing Class--you are the best. Much gratitude for promoting the written and spoken word in the Land of Cleve!
7/12/2011 5:01 AM
geet wrote:
Thanks for sharing..i like it very much..i want to appreciate to your work..i would like to say thanks to you. Reply to this
10/6/2011 9:24 PM
chris wrote:
John~ who is hosting the reading at the Shaker Hgts library on the 27th? just curious.. I might try to go... if the stars cooperate.
I don't think I've ever heard Tom Kryss read before.. though I've got several of his chapbooks I've found in sundry places. Reply to this
10/8/2011 9:16 AM
John B aka Jesus Crisis wrote:
Barry Zucker will be the evening's emcee. I've never seen Kryss read either. Reply to this
10/11/2011 12:47 PM
chris wrote:
oh.. i thought you had heard him at the peace reading or a different one a few years ago... perhaps I'm thinking of someone else though... Reply to this
What a cheap quickie for a blog...
Like it anyway...
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Thanks!
I'm still adding more to the calendar.
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You need to add the Mary Oliver Reading on April 13th to the calendar.. Sent you the link with the info.
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Thanks! Can't believe I forgot that...
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Not surprised..
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Gosh.. another one I can't believe I forgot is Toledo.... and Smith's Coffee Shop in Sandusky..??
The Collinwood Readings are on Tuesdays and their features are on the 2nd Tuesdays. This next one is Zach Moll and Madge,,??? (look at Michael's page)
Not sure if your including Toledo but if you are you should add that.
*embarrassed I didn't remind you before*
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I haven't decided how far I wanna go out from Cleveland, because it's gonna mean a lot more time/work. If I do Toledo, I should do Columbus, Erie, Marion and Youngstown, too, since they're all about the same distance (a two-hour drive) from where I live -- and that'll more double the size of the calendar. I will definitely include Sandusky and Mansfield, since they're only an hour away. Beyond that is gonna depend on how much time I have.
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Yup.. yup... I get that.. I thought of that after I posted it.. Your call of course.
Gosh having it all in one place you realize how lucky you are to live in Cleveland and be a poet. So much going on...
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Indeed!
I just added the Collingwood series - just plugged it into every Tuesday - so now all I need to do is fill in the features when they're announced.
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I thought Collingwood was now monthly, on the second Saturday... April 9 features Andrew Rihn and Huntor Prey.
They're also hosting Buddy Wakefield on April 23rd!
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ack. i didn't realize when i posted that this blog post was a year old.
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So will the Poet's of Lorain County only be featuring "poets from Lorain County"? That's what the line up looks like so far...
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Susan Grimm, Terry Provost, Heather Schmidt and others are not from Lorain County.
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The aim is to have at least one poet from Lorain County per month.
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Hi John--could you add the Eastside Writers' Workshop at the Euclid Public Library on E 222nd St? First Sat of month, 9:30-11:30 am. You can put my email in as moderator and contact person. Thanks.
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Done! Thanks, Alynn!
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John,
Thanks for keeping us up-to-date! You may know this, but some more readings are happening to at JCU in April which is probably on their website. See ya soon (Spider?)
Claire
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Oh, actually I think you have them all here!
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I am looking for this information, Thanks for that article, very helpful to me.
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My good friend, poet extraordinaire, Jesus Crisis AKA John Burroughs,
Thanks as always for your very kind promotion of my monthly Eastside Writers Workshop and my Memoir Writing Class--you are the best. Much gratitude for promoting the written and spoken word in the Land of Cleve!
Love and Poetry,
Alynn
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Ah! You're too kind, dear Alynn. It is my pleasure.
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Thanks for sharing..i like it very much..i want to appreciate to your work..i would like to say thanks to you.
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You're one of the best poetry promoters I know. It's much appreciated.
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Thank you very much, Eva!
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Thank you so much, Eva!
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John~ who is hosting the reading at the Shaker Hgts library on the 27th? just curious.. I might try to go... if the stars cooperate.
I don't think I've ever heard Tom Kryss read before.. though I've got several of his chapbooks I've found in sundry places.
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Barry Zucker will be the evening's emcee. I've never seen Kryss read either.
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oh.. i thought you had heard him at the peace reading or a different one a few years ago... perhaps I'm thinking of someone else though...
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