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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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Poetry Month 2015: Don’t Miss the Next BookBar Reading!
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Join Us in Louisville on August 16th for “Image and Word”
Click Here for Tickets All proceeds benefit the Louisville Cultural Council All proceeds benefit the Louisville Cultural Council Click Here for TicketsRead More
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50 Best Poetry Books Since 1950
Back in 2009, Tony Barnstone initiated a game on Eratosphere that involved readers posting their choices for “the Best 100 Poetry Books of the 20th Century.” It was a great exercise because it was more than a list: each reader could choose only one book and had to write a brief paragraph explaining why that book belonged on the list. Well, we’re almost a decade and a half into the 21st century, and the 20th “best books” lists have been done to death. So I’d like to adapt Barnstone’s game to our current situation.Read More
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Kathleen on Great Blasket Island
Don’t miss this luminous essay by my friend, the poet, essayist, editor, and all-around proclaimer of joy Kathleen Cain. “Shocked into shivers of mute reverence” indeed.Read More
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Submission…
After a long hiatus I’m back to submitting poems to journals and peddling a new book-length collection to publishers. The process is ugly, not just because it’s tedious or because it involves rejection (hell, I eat rejection for breakfast!), but because the more I read and re-read my own work the worse it looks.Read More
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Reflections on Reflections on RANE
I was fortunate in being asked to travel to Taos and join with a number of other poets to celebrate the life and work of the late Taos-based artist Bill Rane at the Rane Gallery, admirably run by his wife, Judith. The event, “Reflections on RANE,” took place on Saturday, September 22, in the Gallery itself. Each of the poets had picked a painting of Bill’s to write about—or from—or around! Anyway, the exchange of impressions was exhilarating, not least because the fine poets involved proved to be equally wonderful as people and artists.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. 
