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Tamura Ryuichi: The Inner Pathway
I believe what is most important for a poet is the point in time and place at which he discovers hi Read More
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Poetry Month 2015: Tamura Ryuichi
PERHAPS A GREAT POEM
by Tamura Ryuichi (trans. Read More -
Words for Japan
Melissa Allen has a wonderful new edition of her Across the Haikuverse series of blog entries. Read More
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Seeing Through the TV Screen to Japan Circa 1810*
(after Issa)
hazy moon in steamfrom the cracked nuclear plant—ghost-light passing through
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The Road to The Narrow Road
By now it’s no secret to this blog’s readers that I’ve been absorbed in Matsuo Bas Read More
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Unity and Disunity
Speaking of Bashō’s famous frog poem, Nobuyuki Yuasa writes: “On the surface the poem Read More
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Brief Hiatus…
I’m laying low for a few days, visiting family in Eugene, where today I picked up two journey Read More
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300-Year-Old News….
I just cashed in a book store gift card from Christmas (thanks, Joe and Esther!), picking up a copy Read More
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Knott’s Basho Gives You Get-Up-And-Go
Bill Knott’s various visits to Bashō’s pond are about as entertaining as poetry gets. Read More
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Presence and Absence in the Work of Shuntaro Tanikawa
What follows is an anti-review. Read More
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 17 books, including a translation of flash fictions by Mexican author Miguel Lupián, and co-edited two anthologies. He lives in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. He teaches at the University of Denver's University College, where he currently directs three programs: Professional Creative Writing, Arts & Culture Management, and Global Community Engagement. 
