Scientists at the University of Exeter, using brain imaging technology, “found activity in a ‘reading network’ of brain areas which was activated in response to any written material. But they also found that more emotionally charged writing [i.e., poetry] aroused several of the regions in the brain which respond to music.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. 
