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Every other place is different than the place you live. Like Phoenix Arizona. There they have those tall pain-spike cactuses that raise their arms up and go 'yay!' They have palm trees in their shopping centers that invite you to have a beer on the asphalt like a Corona commercial. And they have a great …
Jack Collom passed away on July 2nd, 2017 at the age of 85. Here's a link to the Daily Camera's write up on him I wrote the following acrostic for Ellie Swensson's Turnout Zine this spring while taking Jack Collom's final Eco Poetics class. I Wouldn’t Be Here If It Weren’t for Jack Collom I don’t …
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“There’s a bunch of poets who meet down a back alley at midnight when there’s a full moon to read poems,” said Sarah. “No, there’s not,” I said. “Yeah, there is. I’ve been to it.” I’d not really been up to Boulder very often. There was maybe one time when I was almost 21 when …
Continue reading “A Tribe Called Boulder: My Introduction to Boulder Poetry” by Brice Maiurro
One day Shana and I were walking down the Boulder Creek path, and we were drawn to an eddy along its bank. It was autumn, and fallen leaves were everywhere, and they were swirling around in the water. They each had their own separate destiny. Some moved round and round the whirlpool. Some got stuck …
Welcome to The Boulder Poetry Tribe's 2016 Electionstravaganza! During this presidential campaign you have seen commercials, polls, opinion articles, cable news panels, yard signs, debates, endorsements, tweets, madmen screaming incoherently on the street and more on who's the best candidate to govern our nation. But how much have you heard from the important perspective of all - your …
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By UrWill Rocks! Rising high up above, the waxing Moon… The North American black bear visited summer poetry camp a few times this year; always by itself, generally around midnight, and never afraid. Large-lunged snorts, breaking branches through the leafy raspberry patch, a shadow as soft as a 70 ton steam-powered excavation loader – with …
Continue reading Submissions for LoveShovelReview camp edition due TOMORROW!!
What exactly is BAFS Summer Camp? What might one experience while at Love Shovel Ranch? How are the classes organized? What kind of people can attend a BAFS class? Will I fit in? How free is it? These are some …
Continue reading The Beyond Academia Free Skool Summer Poetry Camp Preview by Scarlett Levi
Here's my interview with tireless make-happener of the Boulder Poetry Scene Ellie Swensson about her many current projects, most importantly The Boulder Writers Warehouse, which will be holding a fundraiser celebration on Friday July 8th at the Boulder Creative Collective. Here's when we discussed what... 0:25 - the vision behind Boulder Writers Warehouse 9:55 - The Boulder Creative Collective …
For the last few years I've only gone to poetry readings in Colorado. You can go to one like every night of the week here, and there is no need to go to other states to find them. Until last week I wasn’t even sure if other states had readings or open mics anymore. I …
Continue reading “They Have Poetry Readings in Other States” by Jonathan Montgomery
In honor of tonight’s Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Café Fifth Anniversary/Anne Waldman Lune Release Celebration, I had to talk to the glowing, cratery satellite ball orbiting the whole situation, Joseph Braun. I’ve known Joe since he came to Boulder in 2011, and now it would be hard to imagine The Scene without him. When you …
