Adam Kirsch had this to say about Elizabeth Alexander’s inaugural performance: “[T]he poet’s place is not on the platform but in the crowd […], she should speak not for the people but to them.” This seems to me obscurity dressed up as profundity; the more I turn it over the less sense it makes.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. 
