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On Baker’s Stone Girl E-Pic
I’ve been struggling—let me admit it—to find a way to write about Ed Baker’s Stone Girl E-Pic. It’s a 515-page poetic adventure, the reading of which is like watching sparks thrown off by a fire: the fire’s below the rim of the firepit, so you can’t see it directly, but the climbing sparks, the waves of light and heat under a skyful of stars—this is the sensation Stone Girl produces.Read More
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In Lieu
Some kind readers have emailed to ask, “Why no posts?” Truth is I’ve been swamped with paying work, which is paying writing, which means I haven’t had a single solitary thought of my own to share for several days. In lieu of my usual brilliants, let me suggest that you visit Issa’s Tidy Hut today. Don Wentworth there has posted some wonderfully evanescent work by John Martone and some heart-rending, profound poems by the late Albert Huffstickler. I’ve known Martone’s work for years but discovered Huffstickler through Don’s efforts and will be ever grateful for it.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. 
