Thanks to Carson Reed for posting images of this event on his Facebook page.
My fellow poet and long-time pal Gary Schroeder and I joined dozens of other poets for this event mounted by Catherine O’Neill Thorn‘s Art from Ashes, a youth-empowerment organization that has changed the lives of more than one generation of young people. What a privilege to have been part of that moment in time!
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. 
