Kenosha 365

04/08/2021

The ancient Greeks defined temenos as a sacred space, a sanctuary, governed by its own special rules. According to Anne Bogart at SITI, Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung “imagined temenos not only as an…

04/01/2021

Hello, April. It's national poetry month and the month in which we celebrate the birthday of Stratford-Upon-Avon's hometown boy, William Shakespeare? What do you think of Shakespeare? No, really think of him? A bunch of kind folks over at the Krazines group on FB shared their opinions and experiences with ArtRoot Racine Writer-In-Residence John Bloner, Jr. and he's published them in an article, "The Problem with Shakespeare."

The problem with Shakespeare is William Shakespeare. The name provides PTSD to those who first encountered his work in high school.

03/09/2021

Gotta love a sequel. ArtRoot Racine Writer-In-Residence John Bloner, Jr. mixes it up with other artists and authors.

In parochial grade school, circa 1967, Sister Margaret in her flowing black habit and veil, escorted my classmates and I every weekday to St. Mary Catholic Church in Kenosha to hear from Scripture …

02/27/2021

ArtRoot Racine Writer-In-Residence John Bloner, Jr. cannot stay up late and doesn't like crowds but that doesn't stop him from becoming DJ Jazzy Johnny in this week's article on the Writer-In-Residence website.

Call Me DJ Jazzy Johnny. My younger self could make a pretty cool mixtape, first on cassette and later on CD. I never played them in clubs – I cannot stay up past ten o’clock, and I hat…

02/18/2021

ArtRoot Racine Writer-In-Residence John Bloner, Jr. learns to stop fretting and start drawing, while re-kindling his passion for art-making.

Author and pigeon-fancier Julia Cameron nearly ruined my life. Almost 30 years ago, I delved into Cameron’s self-help book, The Artist’s Way, following her instructions of writing sever…

02/12/2021

In the summer of ’94, I spent a week at a folk school in Door County, WI where on one morning I sat on a slab of limestone to contemplate a garden of wildflowers, while fellow students walked…

01/22/2021

Every Thursday, the ArtRoot Racine Writer-In-Residence John Bloner, Jr. shares a new article on the ArtRoot WIR website on his creative journey and creative opportunities in Racine and Kenosha, WI. Here is his post from January 21, 2021.

I’m convinced I was a border collie in another life. While I lack some attributes of this breed – agility, high energy, and intelligence – I share a common instinct for herding. Dogs may do i…

12/07/2019

Musicians and spoken-word artists from Kenosha and Racine, WI celebrated the 70th birthday of musician and actor Tom Waits on December 5, 2019 with a show at...

12/07/2019

Set One: On Thursday, December 5, 2019, musicians and spoken-word artists gathered at Fusion, a performance space in Kenosha, WI, to showcase the music of To...