Welcome to the“I LOVE YOUR POEM!”project, in which people submit on behalf of local poets whose work they admire and write about why they do. The idea is not only to highlight great work, especially from those who might not submit the work themselves, but also to create a big gushy lovefest in the community. If you’re interested in submitting on behalf of a local poet you love you can check out the submission guidelines here.
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I LOVE YOUR POEM!: Margaret Chancellor on Jorge Figueroa’s “In the Future”
I first remember Jorge from the monthly BAFS Sunday writing workshop at Boulder Public Library. He spoke of his education and professional work experiences during an introduction at this workshop. His manner was very humble and soft spoken which impressed me. The poetry he wrote during the workshop was also impressive. In addition to this,… Read more
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I LOVE YOUR POEM!: Lee Frankel-Goldwater on Jona Fine’s “Dear D”
Jona Fine is a poet, a fierce heart of courage, and my friend. We met 10 years ago at the Naropa Summer Writing Program. There, I first learned who Open Circle was. Open Circle loves to write. They Love to support the queer and LGBTQ+ community by holding poetry events, through their work, and by… Read more
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I LOVE YOUR POEM!: Rin Hart on Hannah North
On my last night in Boulder, Hannah told me that I’m the reason she started writing poetry again, for the first time in her adult life. I was already crying, from what I can only describe as utter, uncontainable muchness. My tears flowed more freely as I took in her words—in that moment I could die having left the world more… Read more
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“I LOVE YOUR POEM!”: Eric Raanan Fischman on Christy Felton’s “3 Poems or 5 Minutes, Whichever Comes First”
Christy is a prolific community organizer and absolutely vital to the poetry scene in Longmont. I first met her years ago when we both performed at the “Don’t Yell At Me” reading series organized by local poet and comics expert Dustin Holland at the now sadly defunct Still Cellars Distillery, but I have been lucky… Read more
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I LOVE YOUR POEM!: Jonathan Bluebird Montgomery on Sarah Lee’s “A Pet”
This is the first installment in a new series called “I LOVE YOUR POEM!” in which people submit on behalf of local poets whose work they admire and write about why they do. The idea is not only to highlight great work, especially from those who might not submit the work themselves, but also to… Read more
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