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News from a Parallel Universe
MAIL SORTER’S POEMS WIN $65,000 PRIZE5:00AM Monday March 17, 2008 A writer who has spent much of his life working as a mail sorter has won New Zealand’s largest literary prize. David Beach, from Wellington, was on Saturday given $65,000 as winner of the biennial Prize in Modern Letters for his book of poems, Abandoned Novel. “That a book of poems can win a $65,000 prize makes me feel as if I’ve stumbled into a parallel universe where poetry is considered important,” Beach said.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. 
