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A Poet’s Credo
This from Lisa Jarnot‘s biography of Robert Duncan, via Seth Lerer’s review at SFGate: A poet does not serve institutions … for he has one allegiance, to his vision of the good of humanity, and he has one responsibility, to the truth of the human spirit. A compelling statement that puts Duncan in the company of writers like Camus and Hikmet. It explains why his poetry—erudite, archetypal, eccentric—feels nevertheless so grounded.Read More
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A Response to Christian Bök
Here’s a response to Christian Bök that I posted on the Poetry Foundation’s Harriet blog, for what it’s worth….Read More
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Contemplating the Completion of the Coup Currently in Progress
Some Advice to Those Who Will Serve Time in Prisonby Nazim Hikmet Translated by Mutlu Konuk and Randy Blasing If instead of being hanged by the neck you’re thrown inside for not giving up hopein the world, your country, and people, if you do ten or fifteen years apart from the time you have left,you won’t say, “Better I had swung from the end of a rope like a flag”—you’ll put your foot down and live.It may not be a pleasure exactly,but it’s your solemn duty to live one more day to spite the enemy.Part of you may live alone inside, like a stone at the bottom of a…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. 
