This is the home of poet, blogger, photographer, musician, emcee, "justice" system survivor and Crisis Chronicles Press publisher John B. Burroughs, a.k.a. Jesus Crisis (or me). It's also a second home to some of my immensely interesting and terrifically talented friends. Welcome!
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.
Lix and Kix at the 806:
A monthly poetry and music extravaganza held every 3rd Tuesday (7 to 9 p.m.) at the 806 Wine and Martini Bar in Cleveland's storied Tremont district. Hosted by Dianne Borsenik and John "Jesus Crisis" Burroughs, Lix and Kix events are getting a reputation for their excellent featured readers, always-interesting open mic shenanigans and the finest drinks in Cleveland. Visit us at 806 Literary Road, and check out our Lix and Kix MySpace page for more information. Featured poets/artists include:
18 November 2008 - Roger Craik & Dominique Glick.
16 December 2008 - Miles Budimir & John Dorsey.
20 January 2009 - C. Allen Rearick & Elise Geither.
17 February 2009 - Steve Goldberg & Nick Traenkner
17 March 2009 (St. Pat's Day) - Gina Tabasso, T.M. Göttl, & Carmen Tracey
21 April 2009 - Zachary Moll & Michael Grover
Upcoming Featured Readings by Jesus Crisis:
14 January 2009 at 7 p.m. - Jesus Crisis, C. Allen Rearick, & Jason Floyd Williams will be featured readers at Mac's Backs bookstore at 1820 Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. An open mic will follow.
Recent Published Works by Jesus Crisis:
Two Jesus Crisis pieces were recently published in issue 23 ("Crime Scene") of The City Poetry, a fabulous underground art and poetry zine. Read them at www.thecitypoetry.com. There are also two short JC poems in issue 22 ("Giving In").
Jesus Crisis' recently published chapbook, Bloggerel, is now available for $5.00 (with no additional charge for shipping and handling). Click here to order Bloggerel securely through Paypal. Or send a check or money order to John Burroughs, c/o Crisis Chronicles Press, 420 Cleveland Street, Elyria OH 44035.
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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 writers
Thought-provoking poems and prose by great writers from the past
And much, much more....
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What you've missed recently:
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 music, open mic, and cash bar:
August 23 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. - Jesus Crisis and Split Pea/ce were the featured performers during Saturday night at the Poet's Haven. Podcasts of my reading are available at www.poetshaven.com (Episodes 6 and 8):
As Sly Stone would say, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)." Peace!
Featured music:
"Always Returning" by Brian Eno
