Joe Hutchison's Workshop

Today I salute Joe Hutchison for his splendid workshop and reading for Poetry West, here in Colorado Springs. Joe's workshop included a sharing of how the "turn" in a poem, to create a new direction in the poem, supports the structure of the content. His use of Frost's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" provided numerous examples of how the "turn" kept the poem moving forward to richer and richer meaning. Most of all, I loved the authentic resonance of Joe's voice in the readings of his own poems. Cheers to you Joe, you are an excellent example and inspiration for us all. Joe Hutchison, living in Indian Hills, Colorado, is a veteran poet to the Colorado Poetry scene. His email is joe@jhwriter.com, and his wonderful blog is http://www.perpetualbird.blogspot.com/.