A couple of weeks back I posted an image of the first ad for my friend Joseph Nigg’s new book, Sea Monsters: A Voyage Around the World’s Most Beguiling Map. The map in question, Olaus Magnus’s Carta Marina of 1539, is beautiful and intriguing in itself, but is even more so as an interactive experience on Slate.com. Give it a try!
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. 
