Thanks to Scott Wiggerman and Constance Campbell at Dos Gatos Press for letting a couple of my haiku build a nest in their fine anthology Lifting the Sky: Southwestern Haiku and Haiga. They generously offered suggestions for both that improved them immensely, for which I’m grateful. Now I almost measure up to the wonderful poets in this collection!
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. 
