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Note as well that the photo credit should read: Melody Madonna.
Click here for the full Westword article. | Click here to read Bristlecone.
Note as well that the photo credit should read: Melody Madonna.
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. 
Congratulations, amigo! Wonderful!
A new poetry journal is a phoenix rising from ashes, a sign that art springs eternal! Congrats all!
Thanks, Kathleen and Kierstin! Two K’s who represent some of the best poetry coming out of the Mountain West. Thanks for your good work!
The launch! I enjoyed the issue so much! Thank you for including us! The western slope is hearty with word and wordy with heart!
Congratulations for a superb launch of Bristlecone. Voices in the West need to be heard! The world needs reverence and resilience now more than ever.
Thanks, Rosemerry! It’s very cool to have your lovely poems in the first issue of Bristlecone!
Yay Bristlecone! Thanks, Joe, for spreading and thanks to all the Bristlecone editors for taking on a new project to help nourish poetry and poets in Colorado!