Welcome

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

  • “Happy Place” Limited-Time Discount for eBook and Audiobook
    Hello, my friends! For a limited time, the “Happy Place” ebook and audiobook are on sale for $2.99 at most major retailers! eBook   Audiobook  Find links for print (paperback and hardback) here: https://www.scorchedfeathers.com/happy-place/
  • “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

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.