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Presence and Absence in the Work of Shuntaro Tanikawa
What follows is an anti-review. It is an anti-review of Shuntaro Tanikawa’s 62 Sonnets and Definitions: Poems and prosepoems. I call it an “anti-review” because it violates the rules of reviewing in several ways. First, the book is not new: it appeared over a decade and a half ago, in 1992.Read More
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The Naif
Part of any poet’s ongoing labor is thinking up and filing away possible titles. Some must do this for poems (I remember reading that John Ashbery begins every poem with a title—which may be why, since writing is a process of discovery, his poems often have no clear relationship with his titles), but for me titles almost always come after the poem is written. But I do collect potential titles for future collections. Today I filed away a new one: Native Tongue.Read More
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No Bull Prizes
On his very entertaining blog, the wonderful poet Bill Knott posted his top 10 poet choices for the Nobel Prize. It’s a fun exercise! Here are my ten, in descending order of age (on the theory that we should honor them before they’re dead): Nicanor ParraAndrea ZanzottoCarolyn KizerW. S.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. 
