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The Mindset
I’m not sure that CA Conrad‘s work deserves such extensive treatment (I’ve read maybe a dozen of his poems and can’t remember a thing about them except a sort of free-floating fatuity), but Curtis Faville’s consideration of the Philadelphia poet’s The Book of Frank is an intelligent exploration of Conrad’s negative example. By that I mean that it’s less about Conrad than about the poetic values that Conrad’s work fails to engage. This failure isn’t personal; it’s cultural.Read More
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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
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. 
