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A Blogospheric Welcome to Jim Ciletti
Newly appointed Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Jim Ciletti now has a blog called Poetry Celebrates Life. Jim is both a poet and a mensch.Read More
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Congratulations, Jim Ciletti!
Can it be more than a month now since the good news arrived that Jim Ciletti was named Pikes Peak Poet Laureate? Of course it can, Time being the slippery eel that it is. Luckily news that stays news stays on the Web awhile. See here, for example, and here. I’ve written about Jim’s work before, of course, and I’m hoping his new-found celebrity will result in more of it surfacing in print.Read More
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New Poet Laureate Aaron Anstett
Springs area gets its first poet laureate, Aaron AnstettApril 2, 2008 – 6:20PMBy BILL REED | THE GAZETTE For an area that inspired one of the country’s most beloved poems, “America the Beautiful,” the Pikes Peak region hasn’t paid much tribute to poets — until now. On Wednesday, with Pikes Peak framed behind him, Aaron Anstett was named the region’s first-ever poet laureate in a ceremony at the East Library. [More] Samplings of Aaron Anstett’s poetry can be found here and here.Read More
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The Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project (PPPLP)
Here’s an article regarding the move to choose “the Pikes Peak region’s first-ever poet laureate,” an intriguing notion that originated with the wonderful folks at Poetry West. The article is solid, but note the silly cartoons apparently intended to represent poets.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. 
