Shannon Jonas will read from his recently published book of poetry, Battle Sleep, Thursday, July 21, 7pm, in the Student Lounge of Martin Hall on the campus of New River Community College. There wi…
Source: Shannon Jonas reading–Thursday, July 21, 7pm, New River Community College
Shannon Jonas will read from his recently released book Battle Sleep at The Nines in Fayetteville, AR. Joining Shannon reading will be Katie Nichol and Sara Nicholson.
Source: Shannon Jonas reading–Thursday, June 23, 7pm, The Nines, 546 W. Center St., Fayetteville, AR
Thank you to all the Fayetteville and University of Arkansas poets and all those that attended a fun and supportive reading last Thursday night. Special thanks to Matthew Henriksen and Michael Heffernan for being there. Thank you to poets Katie Nichol and Sara Nicholson and thank you to The Nines Alley and those at the Open Mouth Reading Series for making this event possible and such a success.
India and I always love coming back to Fayetteville–stay awesome!
Shannon Jonas will read from his recently released book Battle Sleep at The Nines Alley, 100 W. Center St., in Fayetteville, AR, as part of the Open Mouth Readings Series. Joining Shannon reading will be Katie Nichol and Sara Nicholson.
Thank you to Matthew Henriksen for helping to make this reading possible.
The Nines Alley phone: 479-442-4999
@thenines99
Shannon Jonas will read from his recently published book of poetry, Battle Sleep, Thursday, July 21, 7pm, in the Student Lounge of Martin Hall on the campus of New River Community College in Dublin, VA. There will be coffee house style seating, refreshments, and a Q & A following the reading. Free admission and book signing to follow.
Thank you to Joyce K. Taylor of the Public Information Office at NRCC for making this reading possible.
Spring again & I too have molted
& crazed the bell with buckshot
& sent the sparrow flying scared
from the copse & whittled shadows
****
the son is a sparrow
the tilled field is a sparrow
the sparrow opens like a door
the door opens like a wail
the sparrow is every room in the house
the sparrow is the falling leaf
at the break of dog & fire
the sparrow is the god of the roads
father is a sparrow
the sparrow bemusedly circles in battle sleep
I make what I can of the sparrow
& it makes what it can of me
I leave it behind & it leaves me behind
I return home & the sparrow is waiting in a bramble
Most certainly now is a time that
I can say without trepidation
that my insides are not exploding,
but I recollect a time when I walked
with my friend beside my second favorite
graveyard in Fayetteville, Arkansas,
& it was nighttime, of course, & relatively
quiet, & the stars were lisping their many
& mindless stories, & all, & we walked
in the night, simply, each of us, I felt,
& we talked about poetry & poets
& ideas that we loved, shining from inside,
like something perfect, or beautiful,
shining maybe like a song or Jerusalem.
Shannon Tate Jonas will be releasing his first book of poetry, Battle Sleep, winner of the 2014 Brick Road Poetry Press Prize, Thursday, March 24, at 8 pm, at So & So Books, 704 N. Person St., Raleigh, NC, 27604. Please see his author bio below, and please visit his website, shannontatejonas.com for more information. Refeshments will be provided.
Bio
Shannon Tate Jonas has poems that have appeared in Barrow Street, Cut Bank, Diagram, Good Foot, Hotel Amerika, The Iowa Review, RHINO, So & So Magazine, Third Coast, Tight, and Typo. His chapbook Compathy was published by Cannibal Press. Originally from the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia, he holds an MFA from the University of Arkansas and a PhD from Western Michigan University. Battle Sleep, winner of the Brick Road Poetry Press Prize, is his first published book-length collection of poems.
Thank you to the dozens and dozens of folks that came out in support and goodwill to the Battle Sleep release party and reading last week at So & So Books in Raleigh. A really impressive and enthusiastic turnout! Special thank you to Chris Tonelli for help hosting and making this event happen and memorable. Special thank you, too, to fellow poet Lauren Hunter for reading from her excellent work. It was really good for India and I to be back in Raleigh to visit with friends and loved ones.
Shannon Tate Jonas, winner of the 2014 Brick Road Poetry Press Prize, is releasing his first book of poetry, Battle Sleep, Thursday, March 24, at 8 pm, at So & So Books, 704 N. Person St., Raleigh, NC, 27604. Please see his author bio below and visit his website: shannontatejonas.com. Refreshments will be provided.
Come out and see Shannon and Durham poet Lauren Hunter read from their work!
Thank you to Chris Tonelli for making this event possible!
Bio
Shannon Tate Jonas has poems that have appeared in Barrow Street, Cut Bank, Diagram, Good Foot, Hotel Amerika, The Iowa Review, RHINO, So & So Magazine, Third Coast, Tight, and Typo. His chapbook Compathy was published by Cannibal Press. Originally from the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia, he holds an MFA from the University of Arkansas and a PhD from Western Michigan University. Battle Sleep, winner of the Brick Road Poetry Prize, is his first published book-length collection of poems.
we will make the right question
which will have no answer–
what is silence but the most precious possession?
the deadened sound? the nevermore?
what is not beyond touch?
voices? the past?
a sound that’s called your name
to be where you are–here on this hill–
a heaven for birdsong
would lengthen death’s worth
coiled inside the extended field
toiled & countless wonders
a substantial plane of erstwhile fingernail grime
stovepipe hats, binoculars & sunshine
Shannon Tate Jonas Poetry 