Writing on the Wall with Crayon
Shawn Pavey
- Location
- Lenexa, Kansas, USA
- Birthday
- March 21
- Bio
- "Making poetry matter since 1984."
Shawn Pavey is the author of Talking to Shadows (Main Street Rag Press, 2008), Co-founder and former Associate Editor of "The Main Street Rag Literary Journal," Host of The Main Street Rag Poetry Showcase every third Sunday at The Writers Place in Kansas City, and Vice President of The Writers Place Board of Directors. His first book, "Talking to Shadows," is available for purchase in Kansas City at Prospero's Books on 39th and Bell or at www.mainstreetrag.com/store/books.php. His poems, essays, and journalism appear in a variety of national and regional publications.
A graduate of the University of North Carolina's Undergraduate Honors Creative Writing Program, he likes his Tom Waits loud, his bourbon single barrel, and his basketball Carolina Blue.
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MY RECENT POSTS
- Moving My Blog
February 07, 2013 10:36AM - Writer's Block, or Would
Someone Do a Skip-Trace on My
Muse?
April 08, 2011 01:40PM - My Letter to KS Governor Sam
Brownback
February 14, 2011 02:36PM - The New Sharpie Liquid Pencil
is a Dud. :(
September 28, 2010 06:00PM
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June 08, 2012 08:55PM - “Strong imagery.
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May 22, 2012 04:55PM
Shawn Pavey's Links
Moving My Blog
Hi all,
Just in case you missed me, I've moved over to WordPress at www.shawnpavey.com. Find me there!
Cheers,
Shawn
Writer's Block, or Would Someone Do a Skip-Trace on My Muse?
Some of you may wonder why I've not posted any poems in the past couple of months. My poetry critique group has wondered the same thing. The answer is simple, the reason is not: writer's block. I try to tap into that place where the poems live and , well, all… Read full post »
My Letter to KS Governor Sam Brownback
Dear Governor Brownback,
As a resident of Lenexa and a published poet, I fear that your privatization efforts for the KS Arts Council will be a grave mistake and not one you want to make in the first year -- or any year -- of your administration. The arts are importan… Read full post »
The New Sharpie Liquid Pencil is a Dud. :(
Okay, so I heard that Sharpie, one of those brands that, for my money, can do no wrong, just came out with a new liquid pencil. Who doesn't love a Sharpie? It's the only marker that people ask for by name. Sharpie enters our lexicon the same as Kleenex… Read full post »
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