Welcome to Scorched Feathers, home site for Joey Polisena, Cleveland-area author, performer, and artist. Within these pages, you can read my poetry, view performance videos, shop for poetry merch, and access tools and resources to help you create and promote your own artwork.
Newest posts and announcements
- “On Tyranny” Lesson Title Slide Readings
For 20 days (not consecutive; ended up with the flu in there), I recorded a read of the title page for each lesson in Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.” It is an easy read to ease you into information about the authoritarian takeover of the… Read more: “On Tyranny” Lesson Title Slide Readings - “Last Word” featured in Read+Write: 30 Day of Poetry
Like the title says! One of my pieces, “Last Word,” will be featured during Cuyahoga County Public Library’s Read + Write: 30 Days of Poetry event to celebrate National Poetry Month. Sign up to to receive a new poem plus prompt each day in April! More info: https://dianekendig.blogspot.com/2025/03/read-write-30-days-of-poetry-coming-up.html - Tie Your Shoelaces
Some poems ignite from writing group prompts, just like this one. All I had to do was go back in time and give my younger self advice that could change her life. What came out of my pen was regret for how much of myself I wasted on other people… Read more: Tie Your Shoelaces
From the Joey Poetry Workshop
Shop for Joey Poetry merch made with love and shipped from my home workshop. You can find the collection of new and upcycled gifts and apparel in the Joey Poetry Workshop. For a larger variety of new products, shop the Scorched Feathers Spreadshop, a third-party on-demand merch-maker. Either way, your purchases are secure and shipped as soon as possible.
Joey Poetry socials
Let’s connect. Find me at the following socials and email.
