You’re invited… “You can sign-up to read or sing your words on peace at worldpeacepoets@gmail.com …We are very excited about this year’s line-up of international readers, but there’s still lots of room. Please send us an e-mail or call me so we can give you a time. I will send out the schedule onContinueContinue reading “2018 World Peace Poets”
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SeaFeast and Fisherpoets 2018
You’re invited… SeaFeast Bellingham So many activities happening this Friday and Saturday. Visit the official website for the full schedule. Come out and celebrate the rich fishing history of Bellingham, Washington! http://www.bellinghamseafeast.com I am proud to be a Fisherpoet for my third year. Currently, I’m scheduled to read on the Honeymoon stage at 8:30 p.m. ContinueContinue reading “SeaFeast and Fisherpoets 2018”
Poem: Arroyo Creek
Arroyo Creek by Shannon P. Laws The death berries are still The holly berries are hidden The blackberries I grab by the handful Bunches unprotected by spiders not yet eaten by robins Deeper I travel into this old growth grove Lay my body down at these roots of Lady Cedar, she accepts it ForestContinueContinue reading “Poem: Arroyo Creek”
Interview: Into The Arts KPNW-DB
Click to listen to the KPNW “Into the Arts” interview https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cvnhN–xZWiaQ5CvrYovce_EhjuOaIgh After announcing that I was not returning to community radio production this fall, Jeannie Gilbert, station manager of KPNW-DB digital radio, invited me over to her studio to share my swan song. In 2011 I woke up put a turtleneck on and was like,ContinueContinue reading “Interview: Into The Arts KPNW-DB”
Poem: Why I Can’t Have Good Things
Why I Can’t Have Good Things By Shannon P. Laws I overwatered my plant yesterday The liquid flooded over my fail proof double-layered system a concave plastic trivet atop a faded Christmas cookie plate adopted decades ago at a bake sale from a forgotten charity It was hot all this week and the dirt gaveContinueContinue reading “Poem: Why I Can’t Have Good Things”
Clover Reading
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”
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