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:
Thank you, Susan, Christina and Mike! I suspect you all already know this. But I'd like to mention for those who might not that the last line in Brian's poem is an allusion to Hughes' "The Weary Blues":
Thanks for putting me and this poem on the Web. I've written to the Ward 6 councilperson, the Cleveland Landmarks Commission and Frank Jackson's Task Force about trying to save or commemorate the house on East 86th, but Cleveland certainly has more pressing problems and higher priorities. I wish you all the best and look forward to seeing you the next time I'm around.
4/10/2009 4:17 AM
Jesus Crisis wrote:
Thank you, Brian! I very much like your poem and am pleased to have captured you reading it on film. I'm also grateful for your advocating the saving of Hughes' last surviving Cleveland residence - a very worthy cause. I look forward to seeing you again as well.
I like it! thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, Susan!
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Dear JC,
Thanks for putting me and this poem on the Web. I've written to the Ward 6 councilperson, the Cleveland Landmarks Commission and Frank Jackson's Task Force about trying to save or commemorate the house on East 86th, but Cleveland certainly has more pressing problems and higher priorities.
I wish you all the best and look forward to seeing you the next time I'm around.
Brian
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Thank you, Brian! I very much like your poem and am pleased to have captured you reading it on film. I'm also grateful for your advocating the saving of Hughes' last surviving Cleveland residence - a very worthy cause. I look forward to seeing you again as well.
Peace and best wishes,
John, aka JC
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