The Colorado Poet, Issue #30, Winter 2022

HOLOCAUST POETRY READING

 The Colorado Poets Center is sponsoring a zoom Holocaust Poetry Reading on January 27, 2022, International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  

CPC poet, Judyth Hill, will host the reading at 7:00 p.m. MT. All CPC poets are invited to submit 1-3 poems for consideration for the reading to Judyth Hill (judythhill@gmail.com) by January 5, 2022.   Please also send a one sentence bio. The zoom link is below.

DONORS: 

  • The Lawrence King Family
  • Jan Fritz
  • Michael Mauer

Topic: Colorado Poets Center Holocaust Poetry Reading Zoom Meeting

Time: Jan 27, 2022 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87510361903?pwd=TENvRjVpMWxxTlF1SGdienBaM283UT09
Meeting ID: 875 1036 1903
Passcode: 197747

Update on Recent CPC Activities

1. Nov. 16, 2021:  Reading by Uche Ogbuji,
Lisa Zimmerman, Jacqueline St. Joan
at the Boulder R Gallery and Art Bar followed by an  open-mic.  

2. August 17, 2021: Poetry Buzz:  Bee-Inspired Art and Poetry Reading in conjunction with the Boulder Art Association at R Gallery.  CPC Poets: Mark DuCharme, Jen Stewart Fueston, Carol Guerrero-Murphy, Lynn Kincannon, Radha Marcum, Jack Martin, Veronica Patterson, Jared Smith.

3. May 15, 2021: Colorado Asian Zoom Poetry Reading in conjunction with Colorado Asian Art Exhibit at the Artworks Center for Contemporary Art. The recorded reading by Jeffrey Lee, Serena Chopra, Sandy Tseng, Katerina Jeng, Meta Sarmiento is on the CPC website.  https://coloradopoetscenter.org/poetry_readings/index.html

4. May 2021: 10 Robert W. King Poetry Awards given to students at Greeley Central, Greeley West, and Center High Schools. Award winners and their poems are listed on the CPC website. https://coloradopoetscenter.org/award/

 5. Annotated Poetry Bibliography for middle and high school students,  developed by Beth Franklin, is posted on the CPC website. https://coloradopoetscenter.org/teaching_poetry/

NEWS

Monthly Poetry Readings at R Gallery

The CPC will be sponsoring live poetry readings at Boulder's R Gallery and Art Bar every third  Tuesday of the month, starting January 18, 2022.  Please contact Beth Franklin or one of the CPC Board Members (Lawrence King, Uche Ogbuji, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Aaron Abeyta) if you are interested in reading. An open mic will follow the reading.

Robert W. King Poetry Awards for High School Students

High School students in Greeley and the San Luis Valley school districts may submit original poems for the Robert W. King Poetry Awards.  See the CPC website for more information. https://coloradopoetscenter.org/award/

LGBTQ Poetry Reading

Serena Chopra will host a spring LGBTQ poetry reading on zoom.  Stay tuned.

Donations to the Colorado Poets Center

PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION TO THE CPC TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF OUR WEBMASTER, POETRY READINGS, POET INTERVIEWS, AND THE ROBERT W. KING AWARDS. HERE IS THE  DONATION LINK ON THE CPC WEBSITE.  THANK YOU !!!!!