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Literary Poseur Alert #1
If you haven’t run across The Daily Dish you will not have seen any of Andrew Sullivan‘s “poseur alerts.” A poseur, of course, is “a person who acts in an affected manner in order to impress others,” and Sullivan’s alerts are all the funnier for allowing their subjects to hang themselves by the noose of their own affectations. He has alerted readers to numerous poseurs, from Cornel West to Bono. Sullivan is a conservative at heart (although he recently “resigned” from the conservative movement as currently constituted), and his poseur choices have generally reflected his philosophical bent.Read More
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Can Poetry Respond to History as it Happens?
I wonder if the massive uprising going on right now in Iran will find its way into American poetry any time soon. Don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard about it: especially if you typically turn to cable news, you’ll have seen precious little about it.Read More
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Bye Bye Book?
Here’s Andrew Sullivan enlists Poe in his celebration of the slow but welcome demise of publishing as we know it.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. 
