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Adventures in Reading 2021
It was another pandemic year, in some ways more challenging than the first. Read More
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On David Giannini’s Mayhap: Selected Brief Poems
No American poet since William Stafford is as quotable as David Giannini. Read More
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On Carol Bass’s Ripple Effect
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I am blown away. Flummoxed. Read More
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Poetry Month 2015: Italian Aphorists
Aphorisms often turn up embedded in poems—”Old men ought to be explorers“; “If t Read More
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Putin’s “Evil” and a Map-in-Flux
Just stumbled on this wonderful aphorism by the Italian writer Amedeo Ansaldi at James Geary’s Read More
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Boosting America’s IQ
A couple of days ago, heading out on the 400-mile trip from Indian Hills to Durango to meet our 4-w 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 cho Read More
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Observations…
This piquant observation comes from poet Dick Jones:
As the people of the United States of America s Read More -
The Painting of You and Addressing 30: A Timeline
Opening any new book begins an adventure. Read More
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Open and Closed, Part 6
A couple of readers have wondered what happened by my posting of so-called School of Quietude poems. 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. 
