July and August were an absolute whirlwind of activity! So much so that every intention of letting you know about the action as it was...

Well, it’s been a minute… not only was April a fantastic and busy Poetry Month, but May passed in a blur of my youngest kid’s high school...

To begin with, the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo is featuring me this week in their Artist Feature series. On Wednesday, I will be...

So many things are emerging! The daffodils are showing their bright faces, my chapbook is out and in the hands of readers, and I’m...

Semidomesticated book release reading is tonight and I cannot wait! Not only do I get to share this excitement with the very talented...

To begin with, here are three poems of mine that the incredible Malarkey Books shared… http://malarkeybooks.com/poetry/three-poems-by-jon...

It’s more like a re-awakening. Whew, this winter has been weird and brutal! But the sun has returned to us and 2021 has already brought...

We need to talk. Or moreover, I need to tell you something that’s hard for me to tell you. The past few months have been emotionally...

Summer passed quickly and I’m back to working on the PopUp Black Lives Matter book. I have paper and poems selected, the order and a...

After some weeks spent with family and travel, I return to the life I’ve been building and find some successes waiting for me. Three...

Tonight, planning an outdoor reading for late September. The trick will be in making it safe enough for anyone to attend, but I look...

Oh July, you are one hot day dragging itself after another. But things got done. Two poets who are near and dear to me had their book...

This is just to say I worked for over an hour on my website and learned absolutely nothing about how to design or manage a website. Enjoy!

Let’s start with getting a spot on local radio… I had the incredible fortune to be featured on TONIGHT’s Homegrown Toledo Creatives, from...

Artists in Toledo create even when resources are scarce. While we maintain our spaces between each other this summer, The Arts Commission...

Call for artwork for PopUp chapbook… seeking visual art by artists of color, artwork limited to black and white to be included in limited...

Because of generous donations by marketing network Social B. Creative and by local artist/poet Adrian Lime, we are able to reimburse...

- Call for submissions for new Pop Up chapbook specifically responding to the need to share what it is like to be a person of color in...

At first, quarantine equated to time off. A momentary slow-down, like a fog-delay or snow day. Terrifying in its nature but with this...

April is underway and with it comes the challenge to write a new poem each day. And so I undertake the challenge. My hope is that you are...