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John Burroughs

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NBPF Beat Poet Laureate Founding editor, Crisis Chronicles Press Past Vice President, Ohio Poetry Association Hillbuckeye. Skeptic. Creative. Better woke than asleep. linktr.ee/johnburroughs 🏳️‍🌈

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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 15h
Really glad to have picked these lit goodies up recently: Rambling Meditations of Bone-Weary Wandering by Morgan DePue, Written in Blood: Courage and Corruption in the Appalachian War of Extraction ed. by Wess Harris, 'Cross the Pond ed. by Wess Harris, 11:11 by J Ian Bush, Paris Review, & Poetry.
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meet some our new OPA Regional Poet Ambassadors! ohiopoetryassn.blogspot.com/2026/09/ohio...
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meet some our new OPA Regional Poet Ambassadors! ohiopoetryassn.blogspot.com/2026/09/ohio...
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So this happened. Though I recently completed my term as @ohiopoetry.bsky.social vice president, I remain committed to the organization's mission and work and am excited about serving in a new, more locally-focused role as OPA's Northeast Ohio Regional Poet Ambassador.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I was happy to receive these books in the mail from Crying Heart Press: Phantoms of the Park by John Dorsey, The Main Even by Vaughn Ross, Small Things Like These by James Lawson Moore, Climb into the Sun by Mike Zone, Bruxism by Keiron Lee Higgins. Get 'em at cryingheartpress.bigcartel.com
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Western Maryland Independent Literature Festival continued tonight with a wonderful reading by Stephen Haven at Clatter.
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We are thrilled to see that our NW Ohio Regional Poetry Ambassador @sandragill.bsky.social has been selected as the New Lucas County (Toledo) Poet Laureate. Congratulations! sandrariversgill.com
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Sandra Rivers-Gill
Lucas County Poet Laureate . Performer . Playwright
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am looking forward to being part of the Western Maryland Indie Lit Fest in Frostburg this week. I'll be representing Crisis Chronicles Press in the book fair Saturday with the revised edition of my The Wrest of the Worthwhile and other favorite titles. More info at www.facebook.com/groups/17470...
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So sorry for the cone, buddy. (The vet had to put a drain in his swollen ear yesterday)
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Mac's Backs Books on Coventry in Cleveland Heights is having one heck of a sale. Today I picked up about 100 poetry books I didn't already have. And there are plenty more (not only poetry) waiting there for you. They even have a handful of Crisis Chronicles Press titles.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Was wonderful to see and hear Colson Whitehead tonight at the conclusion of Literary Cleveland's Inkubator conference.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Seen at the Cleveland Armenian Festival today
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
So grateful for these new arrivals! Bread and Drugs by John Dorsey (2026, Scumbag Press), A True Story by Bill Gainer (2021, Spartan Press), The Happy Birthday of Death by Gregory Corso (1960, New Directions), These Fragments I Have Shored by Jason Irwin (2026, Apprentice House).
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
With great pride and pleasure we learn that our own Chuck Salmons has been selected as Ohio Poet of the Year!!! We're thrilled to see him and his beautiful collection by Sheila-Na-Gig, Surviving the Eremocene, receive this well deserved recognition. sheilanagigblog.com/poetry-archi...
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Chuck Salmons
Surviving the Eremoceneby Chuck SalmonsISBN: 978-1-962405-32-4 $16.00 (+$4.63 US Shipping) Also available as an Ebook from online retailers. ISBN 978-1-962405-33-1 Please check your SHIPPING ADDRES…
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A galaxy of poets in this wondrous new anthology, edited by Sandra Feen and Dianne Borsenik and forthcoming from Sheila-Na-Gig. A poem of mine appears in it as well. Pre-order now and get $5 off. sheilanagigblog.com/shop-sheila-...
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You’ve Been Poemed!
SHEILA-NA-GIG EDITIONS’ 100TH TITLE COMING IN NOVEMBER! You’ve Been Poemed!Edited by Sandra Feen and Dianne BorsenikISBN: 978-1-962405-93-5$20.00 (+ $4.63 US Shipping) Pre-order discoun…
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Another great event coming up in October! @ohiopoetry.bsky.social's fall quarterly workshop will feature Affrilachian poet Torli Bush from Webster Springs, West Virginia.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Looking forward to the Writers Association of Northern Appalachia conference, October 16-17 in Wheeling, West Virginia! They have a wonderful array of presenters lined up and there's still time to register at writersassociationofnorthernappalachia.org
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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🎉 Announcing Literary Cleveland’s Inkubator Writing Conference #Cleink26 is the 𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗦𝗧 free writing conference in the country and this year we’ve made it 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 than ever with keynote speaker Colson Whitehead! September 9-12. SPREAD THE WORD. inkubator.litcleveland.org
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Join us Saturday, September 19th near Richwood, West Virginia, for wild and wonderful poetry hosted by Bob Henry Baber, author of Pure Orange Sunshine. All are welcome.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Grateful to be among those being honored this weekend by the National Beat Poetry Foundation. Please email Debbie at NBPF15@gmail.com if you're interested in participating in the Saturday open mic.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Haircut 100, Adam Ant, and Squeeze at Nautica
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For this year's The Sealey Challenge, I nearly finished reading Ghost City Press' 2017 Summer Series of digital chapbooks. You can download and read them all for free at ghostcitypress.com/2017-summer-... .
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2017 Summer Series: The Complete Collection — Ghost City Press
Download all 75 titles from the 2017 Ghost City Press Summer Micro-Chapbook Series at once! All donations go to Ghost City Press. If you would like to donate to an author individually, visit their ind...
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Happy to recommend: the pain diary by John Compton & Tommy Sheffield (2026, Ethel), The Notebook of Cherry Androgynous by Alex Benedict (2026 Jagged Edge), Cherries from a Pail by Adrian Lime & Victor Adam Clevenger (2025, Dark Heart), Residency Review by Katie Dozier Green (2026, Fungible).
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
More recently procured lit goodies! :) ZONG! by N. NourbeSe Philip & Setaey Adamu Boateng [2008, Wesleyan], Masked Avenger by Douglas DeMars [1986, Acheron], Secretary of the Invisible Thing by Lance Larsen [2026, Rattle], Details of Flesh by Cortney Davis [1997, Calyx], Rattle & Poetry.
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ohio Poetry Day celebration: October 16-17th in Toledo. See more info about the Friday night kickoff at www.facebook.com/events/21904...
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This new Pure Sleeze Press chapbook bundle! Sometimes I Hear a Train by Dean McClain, Pothos by Hiromi Yoshida, Roots, Seeds, Stems, & Leaves by Anjelica Wren, Pareidolia by April Ridge, Juke Poetry Ball by Joan Hawkins, Left the Stove on by Tom Stuckey, Still Here: A Tribute by Heather Kays.
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Gratitude to our OPA Regional Poet Ambassador @sandragill.bsky.social for this new Northwest Ohio quarterly poetry community report. Read it at ohiopoetryassn.blogspot.com/2026/08/opa-...
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OPA Ambassadors Report: NW Ohio with Sandra Rivers-Gill
In Retrospect (April – July 2026) To hold space is to lend your support and to make a significant difference. When our faces or names show u...
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Thanks so much to Scot Young and Rusty Truck for including my poem "Random Rules" in their All American Poetry Parade. Read my poem at rustytruck.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/j.... Watch a video of me reading it at substack.com/profile/1160.... View the entire parade at rustytruck.wordpress.com
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@old97s.bsky.social at the Rock Hall tonight!
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World | American Masters | PBS
Celebrate the work of writer Mary Oliver, who published more than 30 collections of poetry and essays on nature, beauty, and love.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My David Berman-inspired poem, "Random Rules," appears in this digital anthology on the @ohiopoetry.bsky.social website.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Co-editors Jeanne Bryner and Gerry Gorman invite you to please consider submitting to this important anthology responding to the recent community hospital closures that are adversely affecting so many people.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Hey, y'all! Let's celebrate @jenniferabrowne.bsky.social's birthday today by picking up a copy of her superb new chapbook, *Dearest, Disaster*, from dancing girl press & studio! dulcetshop.myshopify.com/products/bro...
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Dearest, Disaster | Jennifer Browne
Jennifer Browne is the author of American Crow and the poetry chapbooks Before: After; In a Period of Absence, a Lake; whisper song; and The Salt of the Geologic World. Find more of her work at linktr...
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Great show by the Mountain Goats last night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If you missed our recent program about the poetry of Toni Morrsion, the video is now online. Thanks again to the Ohioana Library, the Toni Morrison Society, and Literary Cleveland. youtu.be/qN_hf2X3FKU
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5 on 5 Celebrating the Poetry of Toni Morrison Virtual Event
YouTube video by Holly Brians Ragusa
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
More books I've brought home recently: Cosmic American Music by Scott Silsbe, Object Permanence by Michelle Gil-Montero, To Anacreon in Heaven and Other Poems by Graham Foust, Two-Headed Nightingale by Shara Lessley, The Secret of Clocks by Thomas Lux, The Dig and Hotel Fiesta by Lynn Emanuel.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It was good to chat recently with Geoff Anderson of diVERSES. Though I love @ohiopoetry.bsky.social, I recently stepped away from my vice president role with them to focus more on other priorities. At this stage of my life, I find I have more questions than answers. youtu.be/oMbKUSaFONM
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Why I Left Ohio's Biggest Poetry Organization
YouTube video by diVERSES
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A few scenes from last night's excellent Hemingway's Summer Poetry Series at Hop Farm Brewing in Pittsburgh. So glad I made the trip. The evening's featured poets were Jennifer Browne, Michelle Gil-Montero, Alexi Morrissey, Michael Simms, and Patricia Jabbeh Wesley.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
More groovy books that have recently come my way: Angels, Anarchists & Gods by Chris Felver; Beatific Soul: Jack Kerouac on the Road by Isaac Gewirtz; Collected Poems by Lynda Hull; The Feel Trio by Fred Moten.
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Mark your calendars! November 17th, OPA will be a community partner for this special event featuring Pauletta Hansel at the Bexley Public Library. Gramercy Books will be on hand with copies of Hansel's new book, Understory: A Women’s History of Appalachia. www.bexleylibrary.org/event/17115000
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Pauletta Hansel Author Visit
Pauletta Hansel, poet, memoirist, teacher, and the first poet laureate of Cincinnati, celebrates the release of her latest book, Understory: A Women's History of Appalachia.. Event starts at November ...
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Some more books I'm grateful have found their way into my hands in recent weeks: George Szirtes: New & Collected Poems, Susan Mitchell: Erotikon, Jorie Graham: Swarm, Wisława Szymborska: Monologue of a Dog, Basil Bunting: Bunting's Persia (ed. Don Share), Alan Shapiro: Against Translation.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Honored and deeply grateful to have just been named Lifetime New Generation Beat Poet Laureate by the National Beat Poetry Foundation.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Thank you, my friend!
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
10 days ago in Evansville, Indiana, I had the privilege of sharing poetry with these groovy folks. Supremely grateful to Poetry Speaks hosts Jonathan S Baker and Arizona, co-feature Jennifer Browne, and friends old and new who and shared at their always fab open mic. E'ville forever!
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Happy birthday to Stanley Jordan, who gave a magical, masterful performance at Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute last night. www.patreon.com/stanleyjordan
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
October 16-17th, join us in the great city of Toledo for the 89th annual Ohio Poetry Day celebration! Complete info at ohiopoetryday.blogspot.com
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Ohio Poetry Day Association
"In 1938, the State of Ohio set the third Friday of every October as Ohio Poetry Day. This was the first poetry day established by a state government in the United States. Tessa Sweazy Webb spent th...
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Wow! I have just found (among things that I never fully unpacked from last year's road trip to the U.S. Southwest) FIFTEEN unread author copies of AWASH (published by Pure Sleeze). I'm numbering, signing, and selling them for $10 (free shipping). More info: jesuscrisis.blogspot.com/2026/07/awas...
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Awash Returns Ashore!
Blog home of 2022-23 U.S. Beat Poet Laureate and nationally touring author John Burroughs, author of Rattle & Numb and The Wrest of the Worthwhile.
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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Join us 8/29 at the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio, to discuss and share Ekphrastic poems. Workshop led by Shei Sanchez! Info and registration at ohiopoetryassn.org/events. Shei Sanchez is a Filipina-American poet who writes from the woods and meadows of her home in Appalachian Ohio.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I'm way behind, but super grateful for these: How to Monetize Despair by Lisa Mottolo; Beasts, River, Drunk Men, Garden, Burst, & Light by Richard Hague; The River Underneath the City by Scott Silsbe; The Stone in My Shoe by Lucy Logsdon; Futility by Jonathan S Baker; & CIPHER by Jeremy B. Jones.
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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Echoing Rage Against the Machine: "They don't gotta burn the books, they just [do this to] them." futurism.com/artificial-i...
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AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain
AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.
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