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Tibetan Poet Jailed
Thanks to Conrad DiDiodato for his heads-up on the case Tibetan poet Tashi Rabten, who has been sentenced to a 4-year jail term for publishing poems that displeased the Chinese government. I frankly don’t know what to do about this kind of thing. I stand in solidarity with Rabten, though I doubt the Chinese government follows this blog.Read More
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A Grumbling Echo…
Now, I’m not a hater of Islam, but the behavior of some Muslims continues to disgust me. The latest sorry episode in the ongoing harrassment of Taslima Nasrin is a case in point. These fundamentalist twits caused Ms. Nasrin to “grumble” before agreeing to flee Calcutta for her own safety. I echo her grumbling and find myself, yet again, forced to wonder when her situation will receive more attention from groups like International PEN, whose web site contains a mere 3 references to Nasrin.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. 
