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Carl Sandburg in Colorado Springs
Attention, fans of Carl Sandburg: “Prayers for the People: Carl Sandburg and the Sunburnt West” will take the stage at Colorado College’s Cornerstone Arts Center. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free to the public. Produced by Kate Benzel, professor emeritus of English at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, and David Mason, Colorado’s poet laureate, the evening will include poetry from Sandburg and Mason, folk songs from Sandburg’s “The Great American Songbag” performed by regional artists Mike Adams and Sons and Brothers Trio, and narration by Charles Peek. More here.Read More
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The Poetry of Dick Cheney
In Peter Green’s illuminating biography of Alexander the Great, Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C., I ran across an eerily resonant passage concerning torture. The incident involved Alexander’s decision to bring down one of his most experienced generals, Parmenio, who had served under Alexander’s father Philip and whom he considered a rival, by framing Parmenio’s son Philotas for treason. Philotas was falsely charged with conspiring to murder Alexander, a crime whose penalty was death; but Alexander needed more in order to establish grounds for getting rid of Parmenio.Read More
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Split Personality
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. 
