John Burroughs, a.k.a. Jesus Crisis, is a pacifist, poet, playwright, musician, composer, bibliophile, and seeker in Elyria, Ohio.

Co-founder (with Dianne Borsenik) of the monthly Lix and Kix Poetry Extravaganza and the annual Snoetry: A Winter Wordfest, John is also the founding editor and publisher for Crisis Chronicles Press and a regular contributor to the Cleveland Poetics and Ohio Poetry Association blogs. Since 2011 he has served as the OPA's webmaster pro tem.

In 2010, John founded a loose association called Poets of Lorain County, under whose auspices he has hosted regular open mic and featured poet events at the Avon Lake Public Library and the Lorain Arts Council's 737 Gallery, as well as the PoetryElyria series at venues including Jim's Coffeehouse and Diner and the Scott M. Duncan Photography studio in his hometown.

John's work has appeared on stages in four states, and he won his first (and only) poetry slam in 2011 during the First Friday Poetry Spectacular in Canton.

He is the author of five poetry chapbooks:

Water Works (Recycled Karma Press, 2012), Electric Company (Writing Knights Press, 2011), 6/9: Improvisations in Dependence by Jesus Crisis (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2009), Identity Crises by Doug Manson, JC and Bree (Green Panda Press, 2009) and Bloggerel by JC (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2008)

Two broadsides featuring his work, For Change Is and Low Kay Shun, were published in 2011 by NightBallet Press. Visit crisischronicles.com to learn more.

Identity Crises (Green Panda Press, 2009)

Water Me Well (Green Panda Press, 2010), A Generation Defining Itself: In Our Own Words, Volume 8 (MW Enterprises, 2009), Hessler Street Fair 2009 Poetry Anthology (Hessler Street Fair Asscociation, 2009), Other Voices 43 (Other Voices, 2009), Writer's Digest's Red Heart :: Black Heart (Writer's Digest Books, 2009), Tomorrow Never Knows (National Library of Poetry, 1995)

A Handful Of Stones, Admit Two, Cartier Street Review, Covert Poetics #5, Deep Cleveland Junkmail Oracle, Green Egg, Heights Observer, Hit and Run Magazine, Images, Kaleidoscope, Mnemosyne, Muddy River Poetry Review, Polarity, Sage Woman, Scene, Ship of Fools, The City Poetry, The November 3rd Club, Troubadour 21, Writer's Digest

Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tearoom (Ann Arbor, MI) (2012), Invited Artist Series at Poet's Hall (Erie, PA) (2012), Living Poetry at Karma Koffee (Willoughby, OH) (2012), Lix & Kix at Bela Dubby Art Gallery & Beer Cafe (Lakewood, Ohio) (2012), 100 Thousand Poets for Change at Black River Reservation (Elyria, OH) (2011), A Night at the Bar at Hambone's Pub (Pittsburgh, PA) (2011), Adventures in Books (Fostoria, OH) (2011), Artomatic 419 (Toledo, OH) (2011), Athens County Public Library (The Plains, OH) (2011), BAYarts, Huntington Reservation (Bay Village, OH) (2011), Croswell Opera House (Adrian, MI) (2011), D'Elyrious Night at Lorain Arts Council Sweet & Savory Bistro (Lorain, OH) (2011), Fat Fish Blue (Perrysburg, OH) (2011), Griffin's Hines Farm Blues Club (Swanton, OH) (2011), Hessler Streeet Fair Competition at Mac's Backs (Cleveland Heights, OH) (2011), In Verse Lorain at the Lorain Arts Council's 737 Gallery (Lorain, OH) (2011), Ingenuity Fest 2011 (Cleveland, OH) (2011), Invited Artist Series at Poet's Hall (Erie, PA) (2011), Lix & Kix at Bela Dubby Art Gallery & Beer Cafe (Lakewood, Ohio) (2011), Lorain County Community College Bookstore (Elyria, OH) (2011), Love Bug Bites at the Lorain Arts Council's 737 Gallery (Lorain, OH) (2011), Mr. Smith's Coffeehouse (Sandusky, OH) (2011), Ohio's Smallest Church (Coolville, OH) (2011), Peace Show fundraiser at St. Paul's Community Church (Cleveland, OH) (2011), Poetry at the 2011 Columbus Arts Festival (Columbus, OH) (2011), PoetryElyria at Jim's Coffeehouse (Elyria, Ohio) (2011), PoetryElyria at Scott M. Duncan Photography (Elyria, OH) (2011), Poets of Lorain County at Avon Lake Public Library (Avon Lake, OH) (2011), Pumpkin Hollow Antiques & Cafe (Bellville, OH) (2011), Rising in Hope at Ferndale Public Library (Ferndale, MI) (2011), Rising in Hope at Poet's Hall (Erie, PA) (2011), Sips Coffee House (Mt. Vernon, OH) (2011), Snoetry 2: A World Record Winter Wordfest (Elyria, OH) (2011), The Slow Train Cafe (Oberlin, OH) (2011), Ward Bakery Open Studio (Youngstown, OH) (2011), Williamstown Bridge (Williamstown, WV) (2011), Writing Knights Presents Knightmares! at bela dubby (Lakewood, OH) (2011), Writing Knights Presents The Mighty! at bela dubby (Lakewood, OH) (2011), 2010 Cherry River Festival (Richwood, WV) (2010), An Evening of Spoken Word at Visible Voice Books (Cleveland, OH) (2010), Barnes & Noble - Crocker Park (Westlake, Ohio) (2010), Brunswick Art Works at Dunkin Donuts in Brunswick, OH (2010), Coventry Village Library (Cleveland Heights, OH) (2010), Feed the Gays 2 at Union Station in Cleveland (2010), Ingenuity Fest 2010 (Cleveland, OH) (2010), Lix & Kix at Bela Dubby Art Gallery & Beer Cafe (Lakewood, OH) (2010), New Beginnings Cafe in Marion, OH (2010), Octavofest at the Morgan Conservatory (Cleveland) (2010), Ohio Poetry Association annual picnic (Marion, Ohio) (2010), PoetryElyria at Jim's Coffeehouse (Elyria, Ohio) (2010), Snoetry: A Winter Wordfest 2010 in North East, PA (2010), Write On! at Phoenix Coffee on Lee Rd. (Cleveland Heights) (2010), Writers Lounge at Dreamers Bar & Grill (Parma, OH) (2010), Burning River book release at Morgan Conservatory (Cleveland, OH) (2009), Burning River book release at Visible Voice Books (Cleveland, OH) (2009), Feed the Gays at Union Station (Cleveland, Ohio) (2009), Imagine Peace benefit at The Lit (Cleveland, Ohio) (2009), Last Wordsmith Book Shoppe - North East, PA (2009), Lix & Kix at 806 Wine and Martini Bar - Cleveland, Ohio (2009), Lix & Kix at Bela Dubby Art Gallery & Beer Cafe (Lakewood, Ohio) (2009), Lix & Kix at Visible Voice Books (Cleveland, OH) (2009), Mac's Backs - Cleveland Heights, Ohio (2009), Nia Coffeehouse at Karamu House (Cleveland) (2009), Pumpkin Hollow Antiques & Cafe (Bellville,Ohio) (2009), The Collingwood Arts Center - Toledo, Ohio (2009), The Deep Cleveland Poetry Hour, Borders Bookstore (Strongsville, OH) (2009), Tres Versing the Panda: Three Days of Poetry Soiree (Cleveland, Ohio) (2009), Hessler Street Fair, Barking Spider Tavern - Cleveland, OH (2008), Jim's Coffeehouse - Elyria, Ohio (2008), Lix & Kix at 806 Wine and Martini Bar - Cleveland, Ohio (2008), Mac's Backs - Cleveland Heights, OH (2008), Open Mic Poetry Series, Nia Coffeehouse - Cleveland Heights, OH (2008), The Deep Cleveland Poetry Hour, Borders Bookstore - Strongsville, OH (2008), The Literary Cafe - Cleveland, OH (2008), The Poet's Haven, Phoenix Coffee Co. - South Euclid, OH (2008)