John Burroughs

John Burroughs is a Cleveland-based author and publisher, known for his dynamic performances, whose most recent poetry chapbooks include Water Works [2017, The Poet’s Haven], Electric Company [Writing Knights Press], Beat Attitude [NightBallet Press], It Takes More Than Chance to Make Change [The Poet’s Haven] and The Eater of the Absurd [NightBallet Press]. In a previous life, he served as playwright and occasional music director in residence for the Ministry of Theatre at Ohio’s Marion Correctional Institution. He won the first poetry slam he ever competed in. His blog was ranked number one on MySpace when he left in 2007 to create his own website. Later he co-founded (with Dianne Borsenik) the infamous Lix and Kix Poetry Extravaganza and almost-annual Snoetry: A Winter Wordfest. But he is perhaps most proud of his work, since 2008, as founding editor of Crisis Chronicles Press, publishing provocative work from around the world. Hot on the heels of a west coast poetry tour, this will be his first-ever reading in Indiana.

John will be bringing the goods from Crisis Chronicles Press for the Book & Zine Fair and will be performing during the Speakeasy @ Artspace.