Denver Poet Gives Voice To Enslaved Black Woman Who Endured Medical Experiments
Dominique Christina wrote poems from both the perspective of Anarcha and from the white doctor who experimented on her, Dr. J. Marion Sims.
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Read An Ode To The Stunning I-70 Stretch Through Glenwood Canyon
Read moreColorado poet Jovan Mays penned a poem to Glenwood Canyon as part of the Wild I-70 audio tour.
The Trauma Of The Vietnam War, And A Brother's Suicide, In Poetry
Read moreVietnamese American poet Diana Khoi Nguyen’s parents fled Vietnam. She reads from her new book of poetry, “Ghost Of.”
Gender Is Evolving For Boulder Poet Andrea Gibson
Read moreAndrea Gibson explains why thinking about gender used to be painful, but now it’s become celebratory and why pronouns make a difference.
Colorado Award-Winner Picks Unusual Ways To Promote Poetry
Read moreWestern State University Professor Mark Todd has encouraged Colorado poets at all kinds of events, from cowboy poetry readings to poetry slams. He recently received the Karen Chamberlain Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry in Colorado.
Western Slope Poet Laureate Finds Music In Fly Fishing
Read moreDavid Rothman reads “The Trout And The Fly.”
Colorado Springs Poet Explores Life's Landscape of Longing and Belonging
Read moreJanice Gould writes of gender, family and love in her latest book "The Force of Gratitude."
Poetry Collection Takes On Mother-Daughter Strife
Read moreJodie Hollander's poems are raw, descriptive and full of family conflict. Her new poetry collection, "My Dark Horses," will be released next week.
Poems From A Man Who Dodged The Draft
Read moreIn "Draft Board Blues," Denver poet Robert Cooperman writes about his objections to the Vietnam war and how he got out of fighting.
The National Poetry Slam’s In Town, Here’s When Colorado’s Teams Will Throw Down
Read moreThe Mile High City will host the National Poetry Slam every five years now, a role that will elevate the city’s poetry profile.
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