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My Year in Books (2015)
I, too, dislike “best books” lists except when they bring me news of books I want to read but somehow overlooked, which is surprisingly seldom. Over 60-plus years of reading, beginning, as I recall, with Little Golden Books, I’ve developed enough self-awareness to guess correctly about 70 percent of time which books will bring me that mixture of pleasure and revelation that is my particular addiction.Read More
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Poetry Month 2015: C. A. Trypanis
NAMES by C. A. Trypanis Now whom did Hector and Ares kill first and whom last? —Iliad, V. 700 Now whom did Hector and Ares kill first, Whom last? Teuthros, Orestes, Techos, Oenomanos, Helenos, Oresbios . . . names, Are we supposed to remember them all? Names, many names, quantity, that is what matters; It advertises the splendour of the cause. As for the common soldier all that counts Is if he managed to die in a manner His generation approved. If he stumbled Against their decorum, he will never be forgiven By no matter how broadminded a posterity.Read More
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
