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, 20224 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
“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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
"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, 20222 min read
"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, 20222 min read
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 26, 20222 min read
"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, 20221 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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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joniermcintire
Mar 27, 20211 min read
As We Round The Corner Into Another National Poetry Month...
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...
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joniermcintire
Mar 18, 20211 min read
Tonight’s the Night!
Semidomesticated book release reading is tonight and I cannot wait! Not only do I get to share this excitement with the very talented...
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joniermcintire
Mar 3, 20212 min read
It’s a new day, and I’m feeling good...
To begin with, here are three poems of mine that the incredible Malarkey Books shared… http://malarkeybooks.com/poetry/three-poems-by-jon...
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