Poetry Month!
Good gracious gravy, there's been a lot going on and I've barely had time to tell you! A friend says that instead of resolutions he makes...
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joniermcintire
- Dec 16, 2022
- 1 min
The Year Rushed to Its End
And WOW what a year it has been! There's so much to say and I only have time for a quick post, but I am so proud of everything that got...
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joniermcintire
- Sep 16, 2022
- 2 min
If You Were Ever Thinking of Visiting Toledo,
this weekend is the time to visit! EVERYTHING is going on, and we have beautiful weather as well. And it's Momentum Weekend! On the...
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joniermcintire
- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min
The Month Begins with Poetry Everywhere...
September rolls out with so much poetry. For me, it starts in Youngstown... Tonight at 7pm: First Wednesday, hosted by Lit Youngstown,...
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joniermcintire
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
A Poet on the Road Eventually Returns Home...
After 6 weeks of almost constant travel, I'm back in my beloved Toledo. A quick recap of where I've been and the incredible people I've...
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joniermcintire
- May 26, 2022
- 1 min
Some Years, Famine and Feast Overlap...
This year continues to toss its extremes like a fit we must simply let pass. Another death in the family. Another national tragedy, push...
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joniermcintire
- May 7, 2022
- 1 min
“What potent blood hath modest May” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
After all of the planning that went on in April, we are deep into May’s events. And the sun is shining on a beautiful Toledo. At 4pm...
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joniermcintire
- Apr 19, 2022
- 1 min
Celebrate Making a Difference in Your Community
Just finished as emcee of this year's Ode to the Zipcode, and I just have to share it with everyone! Watch here. Earlier today, I had the...
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joniermcintire
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
"You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming." - Pablo Neruda
Amidst the rubble of our another-round-of-Covid, war in Ukraine, inflation-burdened times, life still seeks life. National Poetry Month...
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joniermcintire
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
"When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past...
When I pronounce the word Silence, I destroy it." ― Wisława Szymborska, Poems New and Collected. And so we are powering through Women's...
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joniermcintire
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
Celebrating Our Community
When the Lucas County Commissioners announced my selection as Poet Laureate, they made some key points about our community. In a press...
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joniermcintire
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."
Carl Sagan said it and I quote it all the time. Each new year can feel a bit like a brand new construction. This year in particular feels...
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joniermcintire
- Jan 12, 2022
- 1 min
It doesn't even seem real...
to think I stood up in front of the Lucas County Commissioners, read a couple of poems, and they declared me the new Poet Laureate of...
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joniermcintire
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
It's the Most Wonderful Time
Yes, there are a million things that crush your soul and they all seem terribly active all the time. But behind their blistering noises...
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joniermcintire
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
It's Snowing, and We're Going...
The first snow of the season has fallen and we've got our December readings in place, (I am so excited about being a feature in Writers...
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joniermcintire
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
As We Move Into The Chilly Months...
I keep thinking things will slow down. Perhaps next month they will, but right now there’s a whole lot of shaking goin’ on! Not only have...
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joniermcintire
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Everybody Goes Home in October
I was finally on the road a bit… This past weekend, in Youngstown, having the most amazing time at Lit Youngstown’s 5th Annual Fall...
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joniermcintire
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
If I Could Trap Time in a Bottle...
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...
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joniermcintire
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Now, Where Was I?
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...
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joniermcintire
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
What A Week It Is!
To begin with, the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo is featuring me this week in their Artist Feature series. On Wednesday, I will be...
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