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Adventures in Reading 2022
PART ONE: DISTRACTION AND ENCHANTMENT 2022 was unkind to my habit of reading lots of books. Partly my paid work was to blame: growing pains (which I am too old for) of the professional kind. Then there was the several weeks I wasted on Thomas Mann‘s Doctor Faustus, which I had to abandon. What drudgery! What a distraction! I’d read and admired a number of Mann’s short stories, but Doctor Faustus struck me as all posturing, a ponderous performance with no point in sight, almost every moment of it arriving via second- or third-hand reports about Mann’s fictional, Schoenbergian composer, Adrian Leverkühn.Read More
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Reminder: Swanson, Gilbert, and Ybanez Tonight at BookBar
On Monday, April 25th, join Eleanor Swanson when she reads from her powerful new collection of poems, NON FINITO. She’ll be joined by two friends, Wayne A. Gilbert (reading from SACRED CHILL) and Nathan Ybanez (reading from his collection MEMORY AND FORM). The poetry starts flowing at 7 p.m., along with BookBar’s famous libations. What better way to celebrate Poetry Month? BookBar, 4280 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212.Read More
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Celebrate Poetry Month with Eleanor Swanson & Friends @ BookBar
On Monday, April 25th, join Eleanor Swanson when she reads from her powerful new collection of poems, NON FINITO. She’ll be joined by two friends, Wayne A. Gilbert (reading from SACRED CHILL) and Nathan Ybanez (reading from his collection MEMORY AND FORM). The poetry starts flowing at 7 p.m., along with BookBar’s famous libations.Read More
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Book Bar Reading Reminder…
This Friday, July 12 at 6:30, I’ll be reading with two extraordinary poets, Chris Ransick and Eleanor Swanson, at the only Book Bar in Denver! Order Colorado-sourced wine, beer, or food and enjoy .Read More
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Join Us for a Book Bar Reading: Friday, July 12
On Friday, July 12 at 6:30, I’ll be reading with two extraordinary poets, Chris Ransick and Eleanor Swanson, at the only Book Bar in Denver! Order Colorado-sourced wine, beer, or food and enjoy .Read More
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Bob Cooperman (et. al.) Reading…
Spring must have sprung! Readings are popping up all around Denver. Here’s another I highly recommend: my friend Bob Cooperman reading from his new book, The Words We Used. Robert Cooperman reading with Renee Ruderman, M.Read More
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Eleanor Swanson Reading
If you’re going to be in town on May 14, don’t miss this one! Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pmLocation: The Bookery Nook4280 Tennyson StreetDenver, CO 80212 View Map Phone: 303-433-3439Email: bookerynook@yahoo.com The Bookery Nook proudly presents Eleanor Swanson for an evening of discussion and readings from her books, “A Thousand Bonds” and “Trembling in the Bones”. Eleanor Swanson’s poems have appeared in “The Missouri Review”, “High Plains Literary Review”, “Sing! Heavenly Muse”, “Poetry Flash”, “The Black Warrior Review” and many other journals.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. 
