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A Fine Start to the New Year
On New Year’s Eve I picked up mail at our little local P.O. and what should I find but some starch for my flagging ego: a hot-off-the-press copy of a new anthology, Collecting Life: Poets on Objects Known and Imagined, edited by Madelyn Garner and Andrea L. Watson. It’s the first publication of a new press called simply 3: A Taos Press. The book was even then listed on Amazon, though—as often happens with brand new titles—was tagged as “out of stock.” It’s in stock there now, and I hope you’ll give it a look.Read More
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Seriously, I’m Kidding…
I came upon this wonderful example of authorial integrity via Tad’s Opus 40 Blog, whose author, Tad Richards, clearly appreciates wit in all its forms. One of his blog links also sent me to this bit of hilarity on Rachel Loden‘s Wordstrumpet blog.Read More
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Breadcrumbs: A Personal Anthology of 2009 (Part One)
Inspired by Bob Arnold’s playground, I’m going to leave some breadcrumbs here that others might want to follow. My aim is to whittle down two large stacks of reading done in the past year, which had built up while I slowly came to the realization that I will never have the time or strength to write in any detail about them all. These morsels I offer in lieu of the more in-depth reactions all of these books deserve.Read More
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[Rude Joke Suppressed Here]
Rachel Loden’s extraordinary Dick of the Dead reviewed by Tad Richards. The notice is especially apposite for me because I finally got around to watching Frost/Nixon last week on DVD. The movie is terrific but far too kind to Nixon.Read More
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Rachel Loden’s Wicked Sense of Humor…
A sweet post here by Joel Brouwer on the wittiest poet around, Rachel Loden.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. 
