-
Tracy K. Smith & Kevin Young in Conversation
Check for Tickets HereRead More
-
Adventures in Reading 2018
Old Reading Room at BookBar (Photo: Tricia M.) Let me admit up front that I’ve included half a dozen books here that were read as part of my work with the Professional Creative Writing program at University College. But they all turned out to be worthwhile reading experiences. Even those I couldn’t quite connect with—Juan Gelman’s The Poems of Sidney West, Ben Lerner’s Angle of Yaw, and Adonis’s powerful Concerto al-Quds, which is also recondite and nakedly anguished by turns—continue to haunt me. This is usually an early indicator of re-readings in the offing.Read More
-
Poetry and Possibility: A Conversation with Tracy K. Smith
“A poem isn’t just an expression of all these things that you’re feeling. But it’s a set of choices that you’re making in language. So every description, every question, every statement, every turn, is a choice that opens up or closes off certain possibilities.” —Tracy K. Smith, U.S.Read More
-
Mexico Books 2008: Installment 4
Duende, by Tracy K. Smith. Tracy K. Smith’s first collection, The Body’s Question, but I’ll be tracking a copy down to spend some more time enjoying the modulations of her strong, subtle voice. It’s no surprise that this book won the 2006 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets.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. 
