Shannon Laws

Poem: Committed

Committed By Shannon P. Laws Glazed eyes search for the right word It runs from you scared of what you might do to it A crowbar works at the hinge Pats of butter melt under the skin Bowl of round berries feeds flies While the smell of an idea the breath of aContinueContinue reading “Poem: Committed”

Poem: Words Work

Words Work by Shannon P. Laws Consume whole sentences into your being by writers who never flew, can’t be true Hide in ignorance, uneducated writers that mass of writers Eat those words Dotted on the page set for the digestive tract turned for blood I wallow in my own mind this clay ofContinueContinue reading “Poem: Words Work”

Sharing Poetry at Kendall Elementary

On March 8th historian and award-winning fiction author, Janet Oakley and I visited Kendall Elementary to share an introduction to poetry and encourage 4th graders to write their own poetry. This project is inspired by the depression era Civilian Conservation Corps statue dedication. On June 16, 2018, at the Glacier Ranger Station built by CCC workers, the statueContinueContinue reading “Sharing Poetry at Kendall Elementary”

Event: Encore You Love Me, You Love Me Not

You’re invited… June 19th, Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. *AT THE HONEYMOON MEAD BAR* Encore performance! Poet Shannon Laws hosts a Honeymoon poetry OPEN MIC followed by her “You Love Me, You Love Me Not” beat poetry program accompanied by stand up bassist, Greg Sherman. Shannon’s fresh sense of humor and quietly erotic poetryContinueContinue reading “Event: Encore You Love Me, You Love Me Not”

Poem: Votive

Votive by Shannon P. Laws Candle burns into a puddle of cinnamon Flame sorts through the fallen A pile in the back of the yard The unusable parts of me Makes way for stalks To break burnt soil #

Poem: TAPE

TAPE by Shannon P. Laws Woo that worm out Open your mouth over a warm bowl of cream And wait Say goodbye to the dark home Coil out from the foreign body Tell the cold words To back out of my heart

Event: Honeymoon Open Mic

You’re invited to the event of a lifetime… Tuesday, June 19 at 8:30 PM – 10 PM at the Honeymoon, 1053 N State St, Bellingham WA Encore performance! Poet Shannon Laws hosts a Honeymoon poetry OPEN MIC followed by her “You Love Me, You Love Me Not” beat poetry program accompanied by stand up bassist, Greg Sherman. Shannon’s freshContinueContinue reading “Event: Honeymoon Open Mic”

Poem: Break

Break by Shannon P. Laws Today the sea is rough A short dark log bobs offshore It makes little effort to head in Against its indifference the waves push it towards the rocky beach Swallows divebomb my head Mistaking my daydream for a gnat or annoying mosquito Weeds are allowed to matureContinueContinue reading “Poem: Break”

Poem: Shelf

Shelf by Shannon P Laws bowl inside a bowl inside a bowl collects the flicks of dishwater shot by the sinks stiff brush scrub hard at a plate of Tuesdays dried oatmeal and today’s just-burnt eggs #