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Tag Archives: 2016 Mayor’s Arts Award recipient Shannon P. Laws
Day 47: Plague and Pestilence
Shower Thoughts: Vehicles today can surf the web, link to your phone, stream music and videos, etc.. but they still can’t perform a simple database lookup to tell you what the check engine light is on for. Good morning. How ya’ doing today? Are you up with the birds like me? If so imagine theContinue reading “Day 47: Plague and Pestilence”
Day 32: TGIF I think…it’s Friday right?
Shower Thoughts: Last night my friend asked to use a USB port to charge his cigarette, but I was using it to charge my book. The future is stupid. Happy Friday everyone! Oh wait, IS IT Friday? I’m not sure. Let’s see- Traffic looks like a Sunday afternoon, every day feels like a Saturday, kinda,Continue reading “Day 32: TGIF I think…it’s Friday right?”
KPNW-DB RADIO Interview
Ep 7 – May 2019 -Shannon Laws sits down with me to share her latest venture, an album of her Poetry/music titled “You Love Me, You Love Me Not”. This collection is a satire and embellishment of very real relationships, explores the adult dating experience, it carries the listener through a muddy mess of emotions,Continue reading “KPNW-DB RADIO Interview”
Poem: One of Many People
One of Many People by Shannon P. Laws In 1976 I was a second grader My hair was long my skin was tan and someone gifted me a turquoise ring Looking back I don’t remember having many friends but I was happy and free and in love with my world I built a comic bookContinue reading “Poem: One of Many People”
Clover Reading
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 statueContinue 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 poetryContinue 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 #
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 freshContinue reading “Event: Honeymoon Open Mic”
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