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Monkey Boy
When I was a kid a dentist told me I would never have to wear braces. “Your teeth will never get too crowded in your mouth,” he explained. “You have a simian jaw.” I know. Ha ha. Monkey boy. But the truth is that humans and a species of monkey called the macaque (according to an article on LiveScience.com) “share about 93 percent of their DNA. […] By comparison, humans and chimpanzees share about 98 to 99 percent of their DNA.” In other words, we all have some kind of simian jaw.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. 
