POETRY

Prepare ye the way of Alien Sasquatch and Alien Jesus!

Matt Boswell, review of Joann Renee Boswell’s first book of poetry, Cosmic Pockets

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Where to Read Published Poems

• “The New Women of Proverbs 31“, Soul Forte, April 2022
• “My TedTalk”, Western Friend newsletter, March 2022 (only available in print)
• “Spark“, Our Church Too, November 17th, 2021
• “protester / police“, The Poeming Pigeon From Pandemic to Protest Edition, Fall 2021 (print only)
• “Young”, What Canst Thou Say?, August 2021 (print only)
• “Ready to Cast” and “My favorite pronoun“, Soul Forte, July 7th, 2021
• “After the CDC’s Recommended Two Weeks from Final Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine“, Red Eft Review, June 27th, 2021
• “View From My Window :: Roseburg, 1992“, CIRQUE, Spring 2021, Volume 11, Number 2, p. 86-87
• “Collection“, Denial, an anthology through Not a Pipe Publishing, Spring 2021 (print only)
• “The Fimbulwinter” and “Venus“, otoliths, May 2021
• “Belonging“, Our Church Too, March 26th, 2021
• “Casual Caking“, OPA Pandemic Anthology, Spring 2021 (print only)
• “My Apology to Tonya Harding“, The Poeming Pigeon POP CULTURE Edition, December 2020
• “Saltiness Restored”, Our Church Too, November 1st, 2020
• “LORD“, Our Church Too, October 23rd, 2020
• “Earthing“, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, October 11th, 2020
• “Mustard Seed“, Untold Volumes, September 14th, 2020
• “Power“, Printed Matter Vancouver, July 2020
• “Ode to Klickitat Cabin“, Nightingale & Sparrow, issue VI melody, page 21, May 28th, 2020
• “Quaker Clinic“, Western Friend, May 2020
• “Cling“, Western Friend, “On Wealth” issue, May 7th, 2020 (only available in print or by subscription)
• “Hinterland Collective“, otoliths, issue 57, May 1st, 2020
• “Forever Strange: A Love Poem” and “Space Bar”, Oregon Poetry Association Newsletter, featured on 4/20/20
• “Mother Winter“, Poems to Lean On (April 8, 2020) Note: scroll down to April 8, 2020. My poem is the 5th poem out of the 7 posted on that date.
• “Humanized“, Untold Volumes (March 2020)
• “Inevitable Transition”, “Extinction” and “Gaia“, Rock! Paper! Scissors! (March 2020)
• “Orgasm”, The Poeming Pigeon COSMOS Edition (print only, February 2020)
• “but if you go too soon“, Voice Catcher (December 2019)
• “Well-Meaning“, For Women Who Roar (November 2019)
• “Proof“, For Women Who Roar (October 2019)
• “Herstory“, Untold Volumes
• “Survive!”, “Goodbye Note” and “Giant Impact Hypothesis”, The Martian Chronicle, through Paragon Press (pages 21-27, August 2019)
• “January“, Mothers Always Write (August 2019)
• “Name My Future in Your Night Sky“, Washington Poetic Routes (my poem is located at Acme, WA — far NW WA)
• “Imposter Syndrome“, Western Friend
• “Pronoia“, Western Friend
• “Prayer“, Western Friend (in print, “On Control” July 2019 issue)
• “Forget-Me-Not”, “August” and “Orbit“, Voices of Eve (pages 30-37)
• “Skeptical Mystic“, Western Friend
• “Skeptical Mystic“, Quaker Poets Read (audio only)
• “Hemorrhage“, Untold Volumes
• “Mother“, Untold Volumes (December 2018)
• “Minimized Memoir“, Untold Volumes (October 2018)
• “Drip”, George Fox University’s Wineskin (print only, 2002 issue)

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Where to Hear / See My Poetry

• “protester / police“, for the anthology release of The Poeming Pigeon: From Pandemic to Protest, October 2021
• “Is Love Alive?”, “Marital Tune-Up” and “Where Are They Now?”, Cooped Up Cabaret benefit for Metropolitan Performing Arts, May 21st, 2020
• “Belonging” and “Sexy Stranger“, Wordlights Poetry Radio Hour, Air date is 4/18/20, scroll to that post, my poems are the last two on the recording, beginning at 42:33 (but the whole hour is worth listening to!)
• “Skeptical Mystic“, Quaker Poets Read (audio only), May 2019

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Forthcoming Poetry

• “PSA”, The Poeming Pigeon open-themed anthology, Fall 2022
• “Supernova”, Triggerfish Critical Review, January 2023

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Upcoming Events

• June 24th, 2021 – time TBD – zoom Pajama Party Poetry reading with Bethany Lee and Rebecca Smolen
• Joann is a regular open mic reader at Vancouver’s fabulous Ghost Town Poetry — so if you show up on a second Thursday, you may just hear her there
• April 2020 (postponed) – Vision & Voices 2020 – Vancouver Community Library – I will have “Thursday Thunderstorm” displayed along with art created for it by a local artist, and I will be writing a poem to go along with a piece of local art that was sent to me.

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Find me on social

• Facebook
• Instagram

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Past Events & Featured Readings

• March 28th, 2021 – 7pm via zoom – Women’s History Month: A Celebration of Women, put together by Emmett Wheatfall. Joann read for 5 minutes as one of the 7 featured women.
• December 12th, 2020 – 4pm via zoom – Poeming Pigeon Pop Culture Edition book launch. Joann read her poem that is printed in this anthology.
• October 17th, 2020 – 7pm via zoom – with poets Dale Champlin and John Miller.
• October 1st, 2020 – 6pm – via zoom – The Gallery at Ten Oaks (McMinnville series) – Joann was the featured reader
• August 20th, 2020 – 7-8pm – online – reading with Rebecca Smolen & Christopher Luna through Annie Bloom’s Books. Rewatch the event here.
• July 18th, 2020 – 7-8pm – zoom – reading with Bethany Lee and Peg Edera
• July 9th, 2020 – Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic, with Joann as featured reader, over zoom
• June 27th, 2020 – 7-8pm Joann’s official book launch for Cosmic Pockets, featuring several poets and musicians to be announced later, contact me for the zoom link!
• June 20th, 2020 – 7-8pm – zoom! – reading with Toni Lumbrazo Luna, Claudia F. Savage and Emmett Wheatfall, contact me for the link!
• June 3rd, 2020 – 5-6pm – zoom poetry reading with Paul Jolly. Contact me for the zoom link! Theme of the reading is: Resistance is Futile (aka Science and Resistance to Science).
• May 2020 — Mini feature during Paul Jolly zoom reading
• February 2020 — Book Launch for The COSMOS Edition of The Poeming Pigeon, which features a poem from Joann
• December 2019 — VoiceCatcher Fall 2019 Launch. Rose City Book Pub. Portland, OR
• October 2019 — Friends Medical Team Benefit Concert. Camas Friends Church. Camas, WA.

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