love – shannon p. laws

February Zine: Art, Poetry, and Connection

This month Corridor collaborated with Wishful Thinking Press. AND! We offer readers a “I LOVE Zines” sticker inside each zine.
Together, these pieces suggest that small moments of attention, love, and care are what make people feel real and grounded, even when everything else feels uncertain.

Bellingham Poetry Reading: Honoring Renee Nicole Good

Please join us at 6pm this Thursday, January 15th, at Honey Moon in Bellingham, WA, for a reading and open mic. We’ll read poems by and in honor of Renee Nicole Good, as well as whatever poems folks feel moved to read.

The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything

The Modern English song played over the radio while driving home on I-5 north through Skagit Valley. Sending out love to my fellow commuters, weekenders, jet skiers, neighbors and emergency response teams—love. If the world stops, we all melt together, it would be my pleasure to melt with you.

Whisky Tango Foxtrot: Love is in the Air

This last week, when the Syrian rebels freed prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons and a celebration broke out in the streets of Damascus, I thought about the romantic rescue scene in the 2016 Tina Fey movie Whisky Tango Foxtrot.

A Journey Through Seasonal Poetry and Reflection

Sharing an old poem today. I met up with two poet friends to edit and discuss each other’s poems at a local deli. The weather in western Washington dipped below 40 degrees today. Snow is forecast for next week. The sky is flat gray. Is this the in-between times?

April Corridor is Out!

Volume 14 of Corridor is out and about. The cover is revealed above. Thank you collage artist Kathleen McKeever for your vision! Keep your eyes out for it as members of the Corridor Collective leave them at locally-owned businesses throughout Bellingham and Whatcom County.

Corridor Celebrates!

We did it! Over 27 poets, 5 artists, +400 copies of the 10-paged zines printed and distributed over 13 months from Poetry Month 2022 to Poetry Month 2023! This month marks the final zine in this fun project. Over the next few weeks, I will share four of my favorite poems submitted to Corridor and submitted artwork as a remembrance of the year’s moments.

“Corridor” Zine Needs You!

I have a simple vision. A 12-page, 5×7, staple bound, free zine sitting there, waiting to be discovered. It is casual, it is no drama, it is free and it says “I love you, you got this.” You have coffee together and it follows you home. You become best friends.

Au jus

However, the backdrop for this poem is not what most marble is used for, a god in crisis or an ancient emperor. Instead it is a four hour visit with my mom at her cabin, watching her cook a simple roast beef lunch. Ordinary and extraordinary all at the same time. Love does that.

South Beach

https://youtu.be/KYIdr_7H5Yw This poem “South Beach” was written back in 2010 and later published in my first poetry chapbook “Madrona Grove” in 2013. It is what some would call a “process poem” where the writer uses the art of poetry to process a real event in their life. Of all the poems in the book THISContinueContinue reading “South Beach”