PLEASE CLICK A POEM TITLE TO READ THE POEM FISCHER POETRY PRIZE ($1000): Thanks a Lot, Shakespeare, for the Starling (first appeared in America)  by Jonathan Greenhause of New Jersey: …

Lightscatter Press is pleased to announce Anna Scotti of Burbank, Calif. as the winner of the inaugural prize for her poetry collection Bewildered by All This Broken Sky. Scotti’s manuscript …

Dear Friends and Supporters of Under Alya’s Umbrella, We have a few potent events and opportunities I wanted to let you know about.  In this transition to Zoom and socially …

Ages 16+ ROSEMERRY WAHTOLA TROMMER + CORINNE PLATT Wednesday  |  11:00am – 5:00pm   |  $125 March 11, 2020 Poetry and dream work walk hand in hand in the most …

………………….CANCELLED………………….. The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Club presents Nicole Fucigna on Tuesday March 17th at 6 p.m. at the Telluride Arts HQ Gallery located at 135 West Pacific Ave., across …

Western Colorado Writers Forum “Our mission is to foster a dynamic literary and writing community that advances the cultural life of Western Colorado.” Programs: Writers Night at the Central Library …

Poetry Events in the Valley For more information on all events, see link below! Aspen Words Presents Winter Words Jericho Brown, poet * Ada Limón, poet Tuesday, January 28 Paepcke Auditorium, …

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program announced the winners of a local school district student poetry competition: Kelly Stellmacher in the High School category, and co-winners Mikayla Ialeggio and …

Telluride Institute’s Ettore Rella Awards for Local Youth Thanks to a generous donation from the Bardwell Donachy Family Fund, Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program is proud to offer two …

The Talking Gourds Poetry Club is delighted to host a second poetry reading in November featuring locals Suzanne Cheavens and Stephanie Osan. Mark the date: Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 6 …

The Talking Gourds Poetry Club is delighted to welcome “mother poet” Barbara Rockman of Santa Fe to our early November club meeting as featured performer. Mark the date: Tuesday, Nov. …

Her mom was born in the hospital that now serves as Telluride’s Historical Museum. Marie Luna is the featured reader for the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Club gathering Tuesday Oct. 15th at 6 …

TIMES UPDATED TELLURIDE … The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program kicks into lyric gear with the first autumn Poetry Club meeting featuring Mary Oishi on Monday Sept. 16 in …

Poetry festivals, readings, workshops, prizes popping up like mushrooms in the region The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program handed out its national Fischer Prize and statewide Cantor Award this …

Judging for the Fischer Poetry Prize             Winnowing them down is not easy — even to fifty, then forty, thirty — still harder twenty, ten, & finally one. “. . …

please click a poem title to read the poem Fischer Poetry Prize ($1000):   C(h)ord  (audio version here) by Carlos Andrés Gómez of Forest Hills (NY) Carlos Andrés Gómez is a …

During National Poetry Month, the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program welcomes Denver poet, non-fiction author and naturalist Kathleen Cain to its monthly Poetry Club series in Norwood and Telluride, …

Tori Miner of Fruita will be the featured reader at the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Club meeting Tuesday, Mar. 19, at 6 p.m. at the Telluride Arts Headquarters across …

A gathering of poets from Colorado and New Mexico This four-day celebration of the spoken word includes readings, workshops, open mic opportunities, and lots of time for poets and friends …

Telluride Institute offers Two Literary Prizes: National Fischer Prize and Colorado Cantor Award. The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program has been hosting events, festivals, readings, workshops and contests for …

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program is hosting a pre-Valentine poetry reading specially reserved for love poems. “I’ll bring a trove of love poems by good poets if people …

Five writers who meet once a month at the Ridgway Library will be featured Jan. 22 at the monthly Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry series at the Telluride Arts headquarters …

Get ready. The dynamite husband & wife duo from Nucla – Ruth Duffy and Mike Olschewsky – are coming to town. “These two poets are among my favorite local performers,” …

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Club is proud to host Wrights Mesa poet Ellen Metrick on Tuesday night, Nov. 13th, starting at 6 p.m. at the Telluride Arts HQ gallery across from the Wilkinson …

Started in 1997, the Fischer Prize began with the Telluride Writers Guild, at the instigation of Art Goodtimes, was sustained for many years by the Telluride Council on the Arts …

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Club is proud to host Glenwood Springs poet Claudia Putnam on Tuesday night, Oct. 23rd, starting at 6 p.m. at the Telluride Arts HQ …

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Guest Gourds project is proud to host Denver curandera and poet Eutimia Cruz Montoya Sunday Oct. 7th, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at Telluride Arts HQ …

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Club is proud to host Utah poet Trish Hopkinson on Tuesday night, Sept. 18th, starting at 6 p.m. at the Telluride Arts offices across from the Wilkinson Public …

Bay Area poet kicks off 
new Guest Gourds Tour The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program announces a new Guest Gourds Tour bringing an out-of-state poet to the Western Slope for …

Naturita Creek Duo showcased at Talking Gourds. Newly ensconced in a hillside retreat in Naturita Canyon near Norwood, poet/bookseller Daiva Chesonis and author/explorer Craig Childs will headline at the Tuesday …

San Miguel County Poet Laureate Elissa Dickson will perform in January again this year as part of the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Club series. “Her performance last year was …

Alya Howe of Carbondale is an amazing poet who will join locals Peter Waldor of Telluride, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer of Placerville and Art Goodtimes of Norwood for a special group …

“It’s an honor to welcome long-time Montrose poet and educator Tracy A. Lightsey to read at the Talking Gourds Poetry Club Nov. 14th,” announced program co-director Art Goodtimes. Lightsey is …

“Giving poets exposure to audiences in far-flung Colorado communities, and giving local audiences examples of performance poetry in action, has been the motivating impulse behind the Telluride Institute’s Traveling Gourds …

After a summer hiatus, the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds program is hosting Jodie Hollander of Avon as its featured reader for the Traveling Gourds Tour this month, Sept. 25-29, 2017. …

The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Project announces the second feature of its summer Guest Gourd series with a performance in Norwood: Peter Anderson of Crestone will be reading from …

Talking Gourds Tour with Kate Kingston of Trinidad. Tuesday at Arroyo Telluride on October 4th at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Cimarron Books in Ridgway on Oct. 5th at 1 p.m. …

Judyth Hill kicks off new Bardic Trails Tour on Western Slope. Poetry’s upping the ante on Colorado’s Western Slope with a new three-day poetry tour at the beginning of each …