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Poetry and Art in Evergreen
Many thanks to Padma Thornlyre and Where the Books Go for conceiving of and supporting this expanded presentation series, which will include literature, visual art, music, and … well, who knows! The possibilities are exhilarating to contemplate.Read More
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Live-Streamed Video of My Reading Tonight with Judyth Hill
Thanks to Padma Thornlyre and Where the Books Go for so generously hosting us!Read 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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A Look-Back at Friday’s Reading
I missed my last Friday Notebook post because I was absorbed in preparing for Friday night’s reading at HearthFire Books. It went well, I think. And I had the opportunity to announce a strange and wonderful streak of good luck. In the space of three weeks bridging 2011 and 2012, I had three new collections of poems accepted for publication. One is The Earth-Boat, picked up by Folded Word for release probably late this year. The second is Thread of the Real, accepted by Conundrum Press for publication sometime in the next 12 months.Read More
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Three Poets: Watson, Thornlyre, Sharma
I had the pleasure last night of hearing three poets read at Hearthfire Books in Evergreen: Padma Thornlyre and Laura Paul Watson, both of whom live within shouting distance, and Yuyutsu RD Sharma, who came to us from Nepal. Actually, Sharma has been teaching at NYU and is winding up his stay in the U.S. with a series of readings, the last one taking him back to New York. This wandering route is typical of Sharma’s life: he spends half of each year traveling around the planet, reading and teaching, and half in Nepal, hiking in the Himalayas.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. 
