Erie, Pennsylvania — Saturday Night Special — Poet's Hall
Saturday 4/14/2012 from 7 to 11 p.m. — Dianne Borsenik and John Burroughs will be featured poets during the Invited Artist Series at Poet's Hall, 1136 E. Lake Road in Erie, Pennsylvania, hosted by the International Fellowship of Poets & Spoken Word Artists PA Local 1136.

Wooster, Ohio — Wooster Jam 2012 — Wayne County Fairgrounds
Friday 4/20/2012 from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. — Crisis Chronicles Press hosts an hour of poetry featuring Robert Miltner, Shelley Chernin, Andrew Rihn and John Burroughs on the Literary Arts stage (4-H Building) during the 2nd annual Wooster Jam.  The address: 199 Vanover Street in Wooster.

Wooster, Ohio — Wooster Jam 2012 — Wayne County Fairgrounds
Saturday 4/21/2012 from 8 to 9 p.m. — Crisis Chronicles Press hosts an hour of poetry featuring J.E. Stanley, Eric Anderson, Dianne Borsenik and John Burroughs on the Literary Arts stage (4-H Building) during the 2nd annual Wooster Jam.  The address: 199 Vanover Street in Wooster.

Cleveland, Ohio — Occupy the Heart Festival — The Free Stamp
Wednesday 5/2/2012 at 9:20 p.m. — Occupy Cleveland and Friends present a free festival beginning April 28th at the Free Stamp (E. 9th and Lakeside) in Downtown Cleveland.  On 5/2, Writing Knights will present a full day of poetry at the festival, a different reader every twenty minutes.  John Burroughs is on at 9:20 p.m.  For a fuller schedule, click here.

Ann Arbor, Michigan — Recycled Karma Press Book Release — Crazy Wisdom
Saturday 5/5/2012 from 2 to 5 p.m. — Recycled Karma Press of Waterford, Michigan, celebrates the release of new titles Water Works by John Burroughs and Cravings by Dianne Borsenik at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tearoom, 114 South Main Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Cleveland, Ohio — Poet's Haven Poetry Stage — Hessler Street Fair
Saturday 5/19/2012 and Sunday 5/20/2012 — The Poet's Haven, Crisis Chronicles Press, NightBallet Press and Writing Knights team up to present a weekend of live poetry at the 2012 Hessler Street Fair.  More specifics coming soon.  For more on the Fair, now in it's 43rd year, see www.hesslerstreetfair.org.



Elyria, Ohio — 4th Tuesday Poetry under the Pagoda — Ely Square
Tuesday 5/22/2012 from 6:30 to dusk — John Burroughs read poetry in the Ely Park pagoda on the square in downtown Elyria during Main Street Elyria's 4th Tuesday celebration.  Music and more at other key locations around the square.

Willoughby, Ohio — Living Poetry of Karma Koffee — Karma Koffee
Sunday 6/24/2012 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. — John Burroughs, BM Stroud, Jerry Jaffe, Eva Xanthopoulos and headliner Michael Salinger will perform during Living Poetry at Karma Koffee, 4124 Erie Street in Willoughby, Ohio.  More details on Facebook.

Elyria, Ohio — 4th Tuesday Poetry under the Pagoda — Ely Square
Tuesday 6/26/2012 from 6:30 to dusk — Poets of Lorain County present poetry in the Ely Park pagoda on the square in downtown Elyria during Main Street Elyria's 4th Tuesday celebration.  Music and more at other key locations around the square.

Erie, Pennsylvania — 4th Annual Poetry in the Park — Frontier Park
Saturday 6/30/2012 from 2 to 9 p.m. — John Burroughs will be one of several featured poets during the 4th annual Poetry in the Park at Frontier Park in Erie, Pennsylvania. Other featured poets/groups will include Dianne Borsenik, Asa Rolla and the Ascorbic Acid Heads, Monica Igras, Kat Wolper, Chuck Joy, Enhanced Poetry, Kurt Sahlmann, Don Carroll, Nikki Knight, Megan Collins, Marisa Moks-Unger, Thasia Anne, Heidi Blakeslee, Ellis Crockett, Cee Williams, Marge and Jack Wonner, and many more.  More details here.

North Royalton, Ohio — Deep Cleveland Poetry Hour — MugShotz Coffee
Friday 7/13/2012 from 8 to 10 p.m. — Writing Knights Press presents Where the Pen is Mightier than the Sword!, featuring readings by Andi Line, Azriel Johnson, Catherine Criswell, Colton Bose, John Burroughs, Ken Gradomski, Marissa Hyde, Mistress Rosie, Steve Brightman and more at MugShotz, 6556 Royalton Road in North Royalton, Ohio.

Elyria, Ohio — 4th Tuesday Poetry under the Pagoda — Ely Square
Tuesday 7/24/2012 from 6:30 to dusk — Poets of Lorain County present poetry in the Ely Park pagoda on the square in downtown Elyria during Main Street Elyria's 4th Tuesday celebration.  Music and more at other key locations around the square.

Ypsilanti, Michigan — Madhouse Poetry — The Ugly Mug Cafe & Roastery
Saturday 6/30/2012 from 2 to 9 p.m. — John Burroughs will be one of several featured poets during this special event at The Ugly Mug, 317 W. Cross Avenue in Ypsilanti, MI.

Elyria, Ohio — 4th Tuesday Poetry under the Pagoda — Ely Square
Tuesday 8/28/2012 from 6:30 to dusk — Poets of Lorain County present poetry in the Ely Park pagoda on the square in downtown Elyria during Main Street Elyria's 4th Tuesday celebration.  Music and more at other key locations around the square.

Elyria, Ohio — 4th Tuesday Poetry under the Pagoda — Ely Square
Tuesday 9/25/2012 from 6:30 to dusk — Poets of Lorain County present poetry in the Ely Park pagoda on the square in downtown Elyria during Main Street Elyria's 4th Tuesday celebration.  Music and more at other key locations around the square.

Somewhere, Ohio — 100 Thousand Poets for Change — Venue to be announced
Saturday 9/29/2012 all day — A second helping of 100 Thousand Poets for Change, happening in cities all over the world.  Local details forthcoming.

To revisit the deep past in a 2010 Brunswick Sun article about Crisis Chronicles founder and editor John Burroughs, a.k.a. Jesus Crisis, click here.

John's chapbook Electric Company now available from Writing Knights Press

*Past John Burroughs & Crisis Chronicles Events:

2011 Events
2010 Events
2008-9 Events