Shannon Laws is an award-winning poet, performer, and advocate for the arts. She has been recognized with two Mayor’s Arts Awards and the Dr. Asha Bhargava Memorial Award — Community Champion. Her work has been featured in numerous journals and anthologies, and she has captivated audiences at esteemed literary events, including the Jack McCarthy Evergreen Invitational Slam, SpeakEasy, Poetry Night, Kitchen Sessions, and the West Coast Tagore Festival.
Beyond her writing and performances, Shannon actively fosters literary
and artistic communities. Since 2022, she has curated Corridor, a monthly
“found-art” zine project that showcases the work of more than 50 contributing
poets and artists. She is also the founder and host of Poetry Club, an engaging
discussion group established in 2015.
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3 thoughts on “Poem: Many Old Men Surround Me”
Papa Green Bean and JayCeeCor I don’t think either of you are old enough to be my grandfather. hahaa!
This is a fun little poem I wrote earlier this year. This last year or so over five gentlemen poets/artist have shown up in my circles. I enjoy their wisdom and insight tremendously.
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 9:25 AM, shannon p. laws | writer wrote:
> splawswriter posted: ” Many Old Men Surround Me They follow me at > poetry groups show up at open mics Behind me on the sidewalk they hobble > quick to catch up Old men sit in the booth one over, to listen to my talk > “
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Papa Green Bean and JayCeeCor I don’t think either of you are old enough to be my grandfather. hahaa!
This is a fun little poem I wrote earlier this year. This last year or so over five gentlemen poets/artist have shown up in my circles. I enjoy their wisdom and insight tremendously.
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That’s me
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 9:25 AM, shannon p. laws | writer wrote:
> splawswriter posted: ” Many Old Men Surround Me They follow me at > poetry groups show up at open mics Behind me on the sidewalk they hobble > quick to catch up Old men sit in the booth one over, to listen to my talk > “
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I think I qualify as one of the men stalking you… except I have a daughter… ha!
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