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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”

Interview: Bellingham Alive

Here it is!  Better late than never.  Folks were asking for the link to the Bellingham Alive article (November 2017 issue) by KATE GALAMBOS.   Kate touched on my writing, radio and Poem Booth work.  Thank you Kate, and THANK YOU Bellingham Alive for placing me next to my crush Rick Steves! http://northsoundlife.com/lifestyle/exploring-human-condition-art/ Bellingham has its artisticContinueContinue reading “Interview: Bellingham Alive”

Event: Kirkland’s Book Tree Open Mic

You’re invited… Book Tree 609 MARKET ST, KIRKLAND, WA August 19, 2017 6:30-8:30   “Don’t miss a-sure-to-be-memorable evening featuring some excellent Bellingham-area spoken word artists and poets on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Our feature readers include: , Shannon Laws, Gary Wade and Dobbie Reese Norris. I expect several other Whatcom, Snohomish and King County poets toContinueContinue reading “Event: Kirkland’s Book Tree Open Mic”

Poem: Castaway

Rain clouds over Seattle skyline, photo by Christian Bobailla   Castaway by Shannon Laws  I am a yolk inside an egg first light backlit behind mother’s skin Morning glows gently through her Texas accent It’s about to rain in Seattle Clouds dark-gray-pregnant with drops hover over Yesler Way Latin guitars labor heel slaps against slatsContinueContinue reading “Poem: Castaway”

Writer’s Shout Out

Earlier this month Rena Priest, a poet, writer, producer and community activist, interviewed me for her new radio program “Writer’s Shout Out”. Her one-hour interview program takes a look at the life of a writer and the things that inspire them. This program aired on the non-profit, community station KZAX-LP FM 94.9 last week. It wasContinueContinue reading “Writer’s Shout Out”

NEW! Poem Booth

Poem Booth Bellingham Last month Christen Matix, Summer Starr and I shined up our smiles, polished our pens to present our proposal to the downtown Community Food Co-Op.  We asked the board’s permission to convert the derelict phone booth on Forest Street, located outside next to the community board, into a Poem Booth.  The board lovedContinueContinue reading “NEW! Poem Booth”

An Exquisite Corpse

Morning light peeks through my bedroom window dissolves on the floor as a golden square and rises as a pristine sun then remains for the first glow of a glorious moon A moon that radiates light on selfless justice A message for our past from our future It did not have to be that way-ContinueContinue reading “An Exquisite Corpse”