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My Reading from Thread of the Real on Saturday, June 22
Here in the Denver area the 8th annual Lighthouse Writers LitFest is in full swing with craft talks, salons, workshops, sessions with publication editors, and opportunities to chat with literary agents. For the second year in a row LitFest also includes a Book Fair with a passel of free and open to the public readings and other performances. I’ll be there myself from 1:45-2:30 p.m, reading from Thread of the Real in the Lighthouse Book Fair Tent, 1515 Race Street.Read More
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Václav Havel on Recent American Poetry: A Travesty
I was reading along in Václav Havel‘s historic essay “The Power of the Powerless” when I came to a passage that made my poetic antenna hum. I realized that Havel’s analysis of what he called “post-totalitarian” Czechoslovakia, published in October 1978, includes a pretty fair description of American poetry at this moment. I don’t by any stretch of the imagination mean to trivialize Havel’s essay, which galvanized the dissident community and ultimately helped to bring down the Czech regime. That said, I can’t resist.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. 
