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:
12/29/2008 7:24 AM
Elena wrote:
I can totally relate to this poet's humor. It somehow reminds me of the summer of 2008 where I didn't trudge the dusty ruins of Europe. LMAO Reply to this
Marvellous! :)
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Thanks, Michelle!
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I can totally relate to this poet's humor.
It somehow reminds me of the summer of 2008 where I didn't trudge the dusty ruins of Europe. LMAO
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Ha! Thanks, Elena!
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