Thanks to Conrad DiDiodato for his heads-up on the case Tibetan poet Tashi Rabten, who has been sentenced to a 4-year jail term for publishing poems that displeased the Chinese government. I frankly don’t know what to do about this kind of thing. I stand in solidarity with Rabten, though I doubt the Chinese government follows this blog.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. 
