Author: Jerry T. Johnson, Writer

BIO Jerry T Johnson is a Poet and Spoken Word Artist whose poetry has appeared in a variety of literary publications worldwide. In addition to being the winner of the 2020 Evening Street Press’ Sinclair Poetry Prize, Jerry’s poetry has also appeared in: Burning Word Literary Journal, great weather for MEDIA 2017 & 2020 Anthologies, The Long Islander (Walt’s Corner), Straylight Literary Magazine, Here Comes Everyone (Silhouette Press), Drunk Monkeys Literature + Film Magazine, Barnstorm Literary Journal, Blue Moon Literary and & Art Review, Rimes of The Ancient Mariner Silver Tongued Devil Anthology, Brownstone Poets 2020 Anthology, Blue Lake Review, ANYDSWPE 2020 Anthology (RogueScholars Press), Beyond Words International Literary Magazine, and many more. In addition to his published work, Jerry features and perform guest host duties at many Spoken Word and Poetry venues in the New York City and Southern Connecticut areas. Jerry also serves as host of the Poets, Writers & Storytellers Stage of the annual Norwalk Art Festival in Norwalk, Connecticut. You may follow Jerry’s work on the following social media networks: jtjohnpoet.com, twitter.com/jetjohn3 and facebook.com/jtjpoetry. Jerry lives with his wife Raye in Danbury, Connecticut.

IN TWO DAYS!!!

IN TWO DAYS!!!

great weather for MEDIA Presents:

Spoken Word Sundays: Ron Kolm and Barbara Solsky

Sunday, November 27, 2022
4:00 PM 6:00 PM

The Parkside Lounge
317 East Houston Street New York

LIVE AT THE PARKSIDE LOUNGE !!!

great weather for Media is bringing you another great poetry event with 2 amazing features:

Ron Kolm and Barbara Solsky

Hosted by Jerry T. Johnson

Plus open mic
21+
$3 suggested donation. Two drink min, alcoholic or non

BIOs

Ron Kolm

Ron Kolm is a contributing editor of Sensitive Skin. Ron is the author of Divine Comedy, Suburban Ambush, A Change in the Weather, Welcome to the Barbecue, and Swimming in the Shallow End. He’s had work in The Café Review, Gathering of the Tribes, Great Weather for Media, Maintenant, Live Mag!, Local Knowledge, NYC From the Inside,  the Poets of Queens anthology, The Red Wheelbarrow, the Riverside Poets Anthology, The Silver Tongued Devil anthology, Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts Omnibus, and the Brownstone Poets anthologies. Ron’s papers were purchased by the New York University Library.

Barbara Solsky

Barbara Solsky is a Hoboken, NJ-based poet, writer, and songwriter. Barbara’s work has been published in various ‘zines, including SHOUT! and ROCKERGRL. One of her short stories was the subject of a class discussion at Barnard College. In the early 2000’s, Barbara was a featured reader at the legendary Jushi’s in Chelsea, as well as at the monthly poetry series at Maxwell’s in Hoboken. 
 As founder and frontwoman of the art/noise/improv ensemble Barbiana Complex, Barbara has performed with notable poets and artists, including Jackie Sheeler, Nancy Mercado, Didi Champagne, Daniel Nester, and Elliott Levin, at legendary venues including CBGB, the Bowery Electric, Maxwell’s, and the Viper Room. https://www.facebook.com/Barbiana-Complex-11413503193681

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IN ONE WEEK!!!

IN ONE WEEK!!!

great weather for MEDIA Presents:

Spoken Word Sundays: Ron Kolm and Barbara Solsky

Sunday, November 27, 2022
4:00 PM 6:00 PM

The Parkside Lounge
317 East Houston Street New York

LIVE AT THE PARKSIDE LOUNGE !!!

great weather for Media is bringing you another great poetry event with 2 amazing features:

Ron Kolm and Barbara Solsky

Hosted by Jerry T. Johnson

Plus open mic
21+
$3 suggested donation. Two drink min, alcoholic or non

BIOs

Ron Kolm

Ron Kolm is a contributing editor of Sensitive Skin. Ron is the author of Divine Comedy, Suburban Ambush, A Change in the Weather, Welcome to the Barbecue, and Swimming in the Shallow End. He’s had work in The Café Review, Gathering of the Tribes, Great Weather for Media, Maintenant, Live Mag!, Local Knowledge, NYC From the Inside,  the Poets of Queens anthology, The Red Wheelbarrow, the Riverside Poets Anthology, The Silver Tongued Devil anthology, Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts Omnibus, and the Brownstone Poets anthologies. Ron’s papers were purchased by the New York University Library.

Barbara Solsky

Barbara Solsky is a Hoboken, NJ-based poet, writer, and songwriter. Barbara’s work has been published in various ‘zines, including SHOUT! and ROCKERGRL. One of her short stories was the subject of a class discussion at Barnard College. In the early 2000’s, Barbara was a featured reader at the legendary Jushi’s in Chelsea, as well as at the monthly poetry series at Maxwell’s in Hoboken. 
 As founder and frontwoman of the art/noise/improv ensemble Barbiana Complex, Barbara has performed with notable poets and artists, including Jackie Sheeler, Nancy Mercado, Didi Champagne, Daniel Nester, and Elliott Levin, at legendary venues including CBGB, the Bowery Electric, Maxwell’s, and the Viper Room. https://www.facebook.com/Barbiana-Complex-11413503193681

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South Carolina Bards Anthology Book Launch!!!

South Carolina Bards Anthology Book Launch!!!

I’m grateful and to be reading at the South Carolina Bards Anthology Book Launch

Charleston, South Carolina
Saturday August 27th at 7:30 pm
(Door opens at 7:00)
Cambria Hotel, Charleston Mount Pleasant,
1472 N Hwy 17, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
 
Admission Fee: $5.00

If you are in the area, please stop by and support myself and other poets whose work appears in the 2022 South Carolina Bards Anthology!

Notes From My Kitchen #33

Notes From My Kitchen #33

Mostly Veggie Sauté Pan Potluck

Kale —plucked straight from my patio garden
Sliced Carrots, Chopped Zucchini, Sliced
Onions, Crushed Garlic, a little Onion Powder,
a little Garlic Salt, a little black pepper,
a few slices of Bacon, Shrimp—quite many,
Chicken broth, and oh yes —butter
garnish with Cherry Tomatoes—also
from my patio garden and there you have
it —my own mostly veggie Sauté Pan Potluck

TODAY AT 4PM EDT

TODAY AT 4PM EDT!!!

great weather for MEDIA Presents: Gordon Gilbert and Judith Lee Herbert

LIVE AT THE PARKSIDE LOUNGE !!!
317 East Houston Street, Manhattan NY, NY

great weather for Media is bringing you another great poetry event featuring:

Gordon Gilbert

-and-

Judith Lee Herbert

Hosted by Jerry T. Johnson

Plus open mic
21+
$3 suggested donation. Two drink min, alcoholic or non

BIOs

Gordon Gilbert

A long time NYC west villager, Gordon Gilbert writes not only poetry, but also short stories, monologues, short fiction and a play (Monologues from the Old Folks Home), with eight productions over the years at various Manhattan venues. Over the last dozen years, Gordon has hosted over a dozen programs celebrating the beat generation and other writers. A member of Irish American Writers and Artists, he occasionally hosts their salons. Most recently, Gordon has co-hosted three programs with Robert Gibbons celebrating the poetry and lives of Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and the Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance. Currently he is hosting one open mic poetry program on ZOOM and providing technical assistance on another. During the pandemic, Gordon has found solace and inspiration in walks along the Hudson River, photographing and writing about the wildlife, flora and river traffic as the seasons change. It gives him hope in these terrible times, but he knows that is not enough. Change only comes when we act to make it so.
 

Judith Lee Herbert

A graduate Cum Laude in English Literature from Columbia University, Judith Lee Herbert returned to poetry after a successful career in another field. Her chapbook, Songbird, published in 2019 by Kelsay Books, was a finalist in the 2017 Blue Light Poetry Chapbook Competition. Her poems have been placed in the String Poet Contest, the Nassau County Poet Laureate Society Contest, and Mid-Island Y Poetry Contest. Her poetry also appears in publications including Long Island Quarterly, These Fragile Lilacs, First Literary Review East, The Ekphrastic Review, and Silver-Tongued Devil Anthology. She enjoys reading her poems at venues in New York City and Long Island.

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TOMORROW!!!

TOMORROW!!!

great weather for MEDIA Presents: Gordon Gilbert and Judith Lee Herbert

LIVE AT THE PARKSIDE LOUNGE !!!
317 East Houston Street, Manhattan NY, NY

great weather for Media is bringing you another great poetry event featuring:

Gordon Gilbert

-and-

Judith Lee Herbert

Hosted by Jerry T. Johnson

Plus open mic
21+
$3 suggested donation. Two drink min, alcoholic or non

BIOs

Gordon Gilbert

A long time NYC west villager, Gordon Gilbert writes not only poetry, but also short stories, monologues, short fiction and a play (Monologues from the Old Folks Home), with eight productions over the years at various Manhattan venues. Over the last dozen years, Gordon has hosted over a dozen programs celebrating the beat generation and other writers. A member of Irish American Writers and Artists, he occasionally hosts their salons. Most recently, Gordon has co-hosted three programs with Robert Gibbons celebrating the poetry and lives of Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and the Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance. Currently he is hosting one open mic poetry program on ZOOM and providing technical assistance on another. During the pandemic, Gordon has found solace and inspiration in walks along the Hudson River, photographing and writing about the wildlife, flora and river traffic as the seasons change. It gives him hope in these terrible times, but he knows that is not enough. Change only comes when we act to make it so.
 

Judith Lee Herbert

A graduate Cum Laude in English Literature from Columbia University, Judith Lee Herbert returned to poetry after a successful career in another field. Her chapbook, Songbird, published in 2019 by Kelsay Books, was a finalist in the 2017 Blue Light Poetry Chapbook Competition. Her poems have been placed in the String Poet Contest, the Nassau County Poet Laureate Society Contest, and Mid-Island Y Poetry Contest. Her poetry also appears in publications including Long Island Quarterly, These Fragile Lilacs, First Literary Review East, The Ekphrastic Review, and Silver-Tongued Devil Anthology. She enjoys reading her poems at venues in New York City and Long Island.

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