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No Contest
Travis Nichols has posted his reaction to Stacey Lynn Brown’s account of her frustrating experience as the winner of a Cider Press Review publication contest. Nichols calls her account a “tale”—a term that is just one brick in the wall he wants to erect between Brown’s revelations and Nichols’ evident faith in the contest system. Personally, I’m grateful for Brown’s candor, and I set out to post a response to Nichols saying just that.Read More
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Those Wacky Folks At … (well, read the post)
You know you’re in trouble as a blogger when everybody else’s posts are more interesting than anything you can think of. Blue Monday. What else can I say? Nothing except that this one is terrific—a glimpse inside the corrupted poetry contest system, in which more than one hapless author has been trapped like flies in a Coke bottle. At any rate, it’s made me add Stacey Lynn Brown to my watch list for first books by up and coming poets. The woman’s got guts! Thanks to Greg Rappleye at Sonnets at 4 a.m.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. 
