Michael Lee Johnson

Michael Lee Johnson

Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era and is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. Today he is a poet, freelance writer, amateur photographer, and small business owner in Itasca, DuPage County, Illinois. Mr. Johnson published in more than 2,013 new publications, and his poems have appeared in 40 countries, he edits, publishes ten poetry sites. Michael Lee Johnson has been nominated for 2 Pushcart Prize awards poetry 2015/1 Best of the Net 2016/2 Best of the Net 2017, 2 Best of the Net 2018.

Poets in the Rain

the ugly writers
All poets are crazy. Listen to them soak sponge in early rain medley notes sounding off.

Most Poems

Most poems are pounded out in emotional flesh, sometimes physical skin scalped feelings.

My Life

the ugly writers
My life began with a skeleton with a smile and bubbling eyes in my garden of dandelions.

Poets Out Of Service

the ugly writers
Who tosses loose coins in their car ashtray anymore? iPhones, smartphones, life is a video camera ready to shoot, destroy, and expose. No one reads poets anymore.

Poets Die

the ugly writers
In fall, poets stretch arms out their spines the centerpiece on crosses on scarecrows, they only frighten themselves.

Juice Box Girl

the ugly writers
somewhere stranded someone's balcony memories undefined, you will find me there stretched naked, doing the Electric Slide, taking morning selfies

Tequila

the ugly writers
Single life is Tequila with a slice of lime, Shots offered my traveling strangers. Play them all deal them jacks, some diamonds then spades, hold back aces play hardball, mock the jokers.