Or, as a poem of mine in The Undersides of Leaves puts it: THE BOOKS On the dark shelvesthe books are breathing. Moonlight slips betweentheir covers, runningbright hands overthe yellowed pages. When we read them, settleddeep in private chairs,words splashdown through our bodiestoward the earth’sblack center.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. 
