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Get Lit! in Trinidad … on the Historic Santa Fe Trail
I’m very much looking forward to The Fifth Annual Corazón de Trinidad Literary Festival! I’ll be joining some terrific writers for readings and workshops, including PW Covington, Kate Kingston, Kathryn Winograd, Aaron Abeyta, Ginna Pollack & Senora Banana, Lindy Simmons, SETH, Michele Battiste, and the inimitable Art Goodtimes. Join us for all or part of this 3-day event.Read More
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Join Us for a PRATIK Launch Reading
I’m excited to be joining Yuyutsu RD Sharma, poet of the Himalayas, for the launch of the hot-off-the-press issue of PRATIK. I hope you’ll join us! Yuyutsu is a renowned poet from Nepal who has performed his work for audiences around the world. He is also the editor of PRATIK, a literary journal that has featured poets from dozens of countries, including Ireland, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Italy, and of course Nepal. Poets representing more discrete communities—from Los Angeles and Ottowa to the Basque region of Spain—have also appeared in its pages.Read More
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Check Out This Podcast Interview and Reading
Last summer an American fiction writer living in the UK, Yvonne Battle-Felton, invited me to her podcast—called Bookable Space—for an interview and reading from Under Sleep’s New Moon. (To read a review of Ms. Battle-Felton’s debut novel, Remembered, click here.) Our conversation was great fun, and I’m happy to share it with you.Read More
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Poetry Reading @ 6:30 pm on Tuesday, May 17th, at R Gallery + Art Bar in Boulder
I’ll be reading from my new collection, Under Sleep’s New Moon, as part of the R Gallery Poetry Nights series organized by the Colorado Poets Center. The reading starts at 6:30 pm, hosted by the extraordinary poet, performer, and tech wiz Uche Ogbuji, and my appearance will be followed by an open mike session. R Gallery + Art Bar is located at 2027 Broadway, Boulder CO 80302.Read More
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Join Us for a Welcome Spring Poetry Workshop on April 23rd
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In Case You Missed It…
Here is a link to the Loveland Poet Laureate Reading last night featuring yours truly and the extraordinary Lisa Zimmerman. I believe a good time was had by all! ~~~~ P.S. Here’s the first online review of the reading: https://secondlettersalon.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-review-of-moons-and-saints.html.Read More
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Zoom in to Hear Me and Lisa Zimmerman Reading from our New Books!
I’m excited to be Zoom-reading with the wonderful poet Lisa Zimmerman on Thursday, December 9th, at 7 p.m. Mountain Time. Register in advance to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sduGuqzsoGdRjqF3qjtGxnFzocxWeLgIi Lisa will be reading from her new collection, Sainted, which I read over the weekend and rapid clip and then returned to for a slower, more savoring experience. I highly recommend it…. I’ll be reading from my new collection, Under Sleep’s New Moon, a gathering of “rescued poems” from my first decade-and-a-half of writing. Again, register in advance at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sduGuqzsoGdRjqF3qjtGxnFzocxWeLgIi After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Zoom.Read More
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Book Launch Poster—Nice!
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From the Denver Area Poetry Scene a Quarter Century Back
Thanks to Carson Reed for posting images of this event on his Facebook page.Read More
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Anythink Reading Thursday Night
You read right! Come on up or down or over and say hello….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. 
