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Welcome to Boulder Poetry Tribe’s Preview of the Beyond Academia Free Skool’s second annual Summer Poetry Camp. You can check out all the info at loveshovelranch.com, but the BPT is here for you to try and sort thru and make sense of their loaded schedule of events and workshops. WHEN: Sunday, July 12th thru Monday, …
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In the early 90s there was a debate in Denver on the merits of Slam poetry. Most of the old-school poets (read: older) were set against the idea of having slams in Denver because the notion of competitive poetry seemed anathema to the entire idea of poetic expression. I came down on this side as …
Hailing originally from Maryland, Caitlan Mitchell is currently a MFA candidate at the Jack Kerouac School in Boulder, Colorado. As a matter of habit, I (& a few other local poets) attend the So, You’re A Poet Monday night open mic at the beginning of the Naropa Summer Writing Program to get a glimpse at …
Marcus Palmer is my favorite Serial Killer. He doesn’t kill people, because that would be illegal (pause). He kills Bullshit (which is probably more days than less days the same goddamn thing). And his machete is made out of words. Marcus is a Serial Killer of Bullshit; but he’s not one of those dudes who …
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“Hey GITCH,” I said to Get in The Car, Helen, “Do you realize this week there are poetry readings you can go to every single night?” “What?!,” GITCH said. “It’s true. I think I’m going to go to every one of them and read something. I think I’m gonna try to complete The Cycle.” “That’s …
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