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 six poetry chapbooks, including:
Fiona Robyn came up with this daily writing project and I plan to participate by writing at least one "small stone" each day throughout the month of January 2011. Find more details here: http://ariverofstones.blogspot.com.
12/17/2010 9:09 PM
Jesus Crisis wrote:
me too. sometimes lately appropriate attention to a well polished small stone is all I can muster. often all I can do for the big rocks is quasi-brainlessly push or fuss. I can be such a sissy. Reply to this
1/21/2011 1:02 AM
CAT wrote:
Hey, very nice blog and I would like to visit again!! I will bookmark your blog and take the feeds also... Reply to this
I saw this project--seems like a good one. I appreciate the poems she shares.
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me too. sometimes lately appropriate attention to a well polished small stone is all I can muster. often all I can do for the big rocks is quasi-brainlessly push or fuss. I can be such a sissy.
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Hey, very nice blog and I would like to visit again!! I will bookmark your blog and take the feeds also...
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promises, promises...
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