Recent US Beat Poet Laureate Founding editor, Crisis Chronicles Press Vice President, Ohio Poetry Association Hillbuckeye. Skeptic. Creative. Better woke than asleep. https://linktr.ee/johnburroughs 🏳️‍🌈 https://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mkuu6gi3m22cYesterday, I paid $83.95 for a tank of gas in my 2017 Taurus. In January, I paid $36.20.02 May 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuu6gi3m22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mkqidrt5xk2mHappy that these have found their way into my hands lately. Looking forward to the fall when I'll have more time to catch up on reading.30 Apr 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqidrt5xk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mknwuduiac2gLocal Gems Press is launching their 2026 Ohio Bards anthology this Sunday, May 3rd, at 6:30 p.m. and a poem of mine is in it. Hilton Garden Inn Columbus-University Area, 3232 Olentangy River Road, in Columbus, Ohio 43202. You may pre-order the book at at https://www.localgemspoetrypress.com/ohio-bards-preorders.html.29 Apr 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknwuduiac2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mkiy5u5ces2yI was so sick of being sick. But then azithromycin, Tessalon perles, and this batch of groovy Pure Sleeze Press poetry goodies arrived in the nick.... puresleezepress.bigcartel.com27 Apr 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiy5u5ces2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mkaxid4ayc2vSorry to have missed the Tongue in Groove poetry jam yesterday and the city of South Euclid's tree planting in honor of Doc Janning today. I've been coughing my head off for days and barely found the energy to get out of my chair. But here's Bart after having taken a dip in his favorite vernal pool.24 Apr 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaxid4ayc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mjzl3dvwe22cRay McNiece and his Tongue-in-Groove Band will host a special Laureates edition of their regular Poetry Jam on Thursday 23 April, 6 p.m., at the new Visible Voice Books location at 4601 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland. More info: https://jesuscrisis.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-23rd-tongue-in-groove-jam.html21 Apr 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzl3dvwe22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mjpil3lj722dSo much in the world is a mess. But thank goodness for books. War of the Foxes by Richard Siken (2015, Copper Canyon), Slag by Aimee Noel (2025, Sheila-Na-Gig), Breathing Spaces by Anna Soter (2018, Kelsay), The Life and Adventures of Jack Engle: The Lost Novel of Walt Whitman (2017, U of Iowa).17 Apr 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpil3lj722dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mjeziu75ms2jhttps://www.propublica.org/article/trump-midterm-elections-takeover13 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeziu75ms2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mizj4vzagk2nhttps://lareviewofbooks.org/article/siken-carson-poets-language-memory-loss-parkinsons-stroke09 Apr 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizj4vzagk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mitygbdpys2oSuper grateful these have found their way into my hands during National Poetry Month: No Sea Here by Dana Henry Martin (2026, Moon in the Rye), CRUEL/CRUEL by Dior J. Stephens (2023, Nightboat), The Paris Review (Spring 2026), After Image by Jenny George (2024, Copper Canyon).06 Apr 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitygbdpys2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mirct6mvwc2iGlad to have picked these up at the Beachwood library book sale recently!05 Apr 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirct6mvwc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mipmikldhs23Wonderful to have the opportunity to hear and read with poets Dianne Borsenik, Jeremy Jusek, Ray McNiece, and Doc Janning today during the fourth annual A Gathering of Laurels at the fab South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library.05 Apr 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipmikldhs23https://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mimme7jg4c2aThank you, Dave, for these goodies! Snapshot Poetics by Allen Ginsberg, A Day with Picasso by Klüver/Cocteau, Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen, With William Burroughs: A Report by Victor Bockris, Tales of Beatnik Glory by Ed Sanders, Departed Angels: The Lost Paintings by Jack Kerouac03 Apr 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimme7jg4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mihfswvn222rGlad to have grabbed these at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst library book sale last week.01 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihfswvn222rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jburroughs.bsky.social/post/3mih3mdc2ts27This is from back in August, but I just found it yesterday: a fine interview with Richard Siken on Breaking Form: A Poetry and Culture Podcast. https://breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com/1865753/episodes/17718245-i-do-know-some-things-with-richard-siken01 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:7uzbanjlfjcluitc7vtde57e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih3mdc2ts27