Books
Now and then
Jenny Shank remembers an open field in southeast Denver where she would see pronghorns nibbling grass as she passed by on her half-hour bus...
Book events | Week of Feb. 6
Thursday, January 6 Karen Douglass. 6 p.m. Innisfree Poetry, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495- 3303. Caregiving for the Genius — by Jane Barton. 7:30 p.m. The Tattered Cover Book Store, 1628 16th St., Denver, 303-436-1070. Scent of Butterflies — by Dora ...
Local Jewboy Makes Good
It’s always noteworthy when a local author makes Boulder proud by releasing a book that gains national attention. When that book sheds light on...
Filling the gaps of experience
There must be something in the mountain air. More and more young writers are coming to Boulder from far-flung American locales, unlearning who they thought they were as artists and people, and then (usually) moving on, spreading the cool, creative calm of Colorado ...
Water in the desert
In 2011 Jessie Friedman and her husband Jules Levinson were returning to Boulder after travelling for more than 50 hours from New Delhi. Not having slept, the couple was in a state of delirium when Friedman had a eureka moment...
‘Because I like them’
In grade school letters at the top of a piece of printer paper, 6-year-old Ronan carefully spells out the words “Boys” and “Girls.” Using the couch’s ottoman as his desk, he kneels on the floor near his mother, Eileen Kiernan-Johnson, who discusses her self-...
Searching is the salve
There’s a sense of foreboding that hovers over the pages of Khadijah Queen’s new collection of poetry — a heavy nimbostratus cloud of dread.
“In...
One couple’s exploration of the best brewpubs in Colorado
When Kathy and Lee Hayward took their final bows and said goodbye to the teaching profession almost two years ago, instead of staying at home and driving each other nuts, they decided to embark on a one-year road trip in their RV, visiting different towns throughout ...
The 31-year itch
Boulder novelist Robert Dresner is openly self-derisive when he talks about his work...
Words | Week of July 16, 2015
Thursday, July 16 The Astral Imperative Volume 4: Cosmos — Robert Dresner. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Monday July 20 “So, You’re a Poet” Open Poetry Reading. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628...
