This is the home of poet, blogger, photographer, musician, "justice" system survivor and Crisis Chronicles Press publisher John B. Burroughs, a.k.a. Jesus Crisis (or me).  It's a second home to some of my immensely interesting and talented friends as well.  Welcome!

For a number of compelling reasons, I decided to go independent.  Beginning New Year's Day 2008, I relinquished the mantle of MySpace "top blogger" to pursue the majority of my serious (and not-so-serious) creative endeavors here.  "Free at last! Free at last!  Thank Gawd Almighty, I'm free at last"

This site is in a perpetual state of evolution and reconstruction. Please keep checking back.  I'm adding to the online library daily, to my blog almost daily, and to the rest of this site as time and inspiration allow.


Upcoming Events:

September 11 at 9:30 p.m. - Poetry night at the Literary Cafe in Cleveland's historic Tremont neighborhood.  Philip Metres and Amy Bracken Sparks will be the featured readers.  An open mic and other assorted shenanigans will follow.

September 12 at 8:30 p.m. - The Deep Cleveland Poetry Hour at Borders Books and Music in Strongsville.  Karen Schubert will be the featured reader. An open mic will follow.

October 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. - Anti-censorship poetry extravaganza at the 806 Wine and Martini Bar in Tremont (806 Literary Avenue; Cleveland, Ohio), hosted by Jesus Crisis and Dianne Borsenik with special guests and more details to be announced.


Coming as soon as possible to this site:

Daily additions to the Crisis Chronicles online library
More installments of the famous "Crisis Interviews" with intriguing friends
Music by Jesus Crisis - including both video and mp3 versions
Incredible but true stories from my 11 years in prison for a crime I did not commit
A far more exhaustive photo gallery than I've posted on any other site
All my past poetry, published and unpublished
Provocative, enlightening, and/or funny articles by some of my favorite bloggers and artists
Thought-provoking poems and prose by great writers from the past
And much, much more....


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In the words of the immortal Sly Stone, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)."  Peace!