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Why Does This Feel So Heartening?
Because it’s like the Good Versekeeping Seal, I guess. Click here for the actual virtual page.Read More
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Mark Your Calendar To Spend An Hour with The World As Is
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The Worldwide Launch of The World As Is
Over to the right you’ll see a photo of my new, big fat collection of poems, The World As Is: New & Selected Poems, 1972-2015. My author’s copies arrived today from the publisher, NYQ Books, and oh my, NYQ did a beautiful job of production. Many thanks to Raymond Hammond, my editor at NYQ, a gentleman, fellow poet, critic, layout artist, and committed poetry lover who lavished a great deal of time on this project. His good taste and good sense have made the book better from punctuation to page and cover design.Read More
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National Poetry Month 2015 Kickoff
Kicking off National Poetry Month at 7 p.m.Read More
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Laureation; Against Single-Mindedness; etc.
Gov. Hickenlooper, Melody, and I on the west steps of the Capitol Many of you know that in early September I was chosen by Governor John Hickenlooper to serve for the next four years as Poet Laureate of Colorado. It’s a great honor, of course, even more so because Gov. Hickenlooper was an English major with an early interest in creative writing.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. 
