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Enjoy this lovely poem by E. A. Lechleitner. Beth (E. A.) Lechleitner is a native of Fort Collins. She worked at Hewlett-Packard (and various spin-offs) for 14 years and has been a writing instructor at Colorado State University for many years. This poem is from The Writing Lab collection, Begin with Leaves Veronica Patterson, Loveland’s first Poet Laureate is connecting Live …
Enjoy “One More Sunrise” by Caroline Naderhoff Orman. Caroline grew up on a small Illinois dairy farm. She graduated from Carleton College, and earned an MFA in painting from the University of Iowa. She and her husband, printmaker Jack Orman, raised a family in Loveland. Caroline taught piano for many years, and now writes poetry, and paints. “One More Sunrise” …
Enjoy two poems by Norma Gilbert Hammond: “Celebration” and “Memory Garden.” Both touch on markers of springtime: weddings and gardens. Norma was born during the Depression years. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in physical therapy and practiced for more than thirty years. She is the mother of five grown children and grandmother of thirteen. She …
A path I’ve walked for 20 years with rain, snow, wind and the sun in awe. This geologic wonder— how it formed, that it remains. –Joanna Rago, November 2018 Devil’s Backbone Photo by Bill Stratton, August 2014 A new Loveland Poet Laureate program has been established, and Veronica Patterson is both its namesake and its first laureate. Veronica has connected …
Write about your father, for what happened to him has already happened to you. Recite your town, for how it felt in summer rain is a mote in your eye. Write of your mother as of the sun simultaneously rising and setting, for she is in the arc and marrow of your days. Write of your body, the house you …
#liveloveland is celebrating Loveland Poetry Month this April by sharing words written by local poets. A new Loveland Poet Laureate program has been established, and Veronica Patterson is both its namesake and its first laureate. Go #liveloveland this month by reading some local poetry! Tell us about what you’re reading by tagging us with #liveloveland #poetry on social media.
Weaving up the narrow Thompson Canyon Meandering unhurried traffic, under thin slice of sky River alongside the road reflects the sun Steep lichened granite walls cut with shadows. Flowing unhurried traffic, under thin slice of sky. Why do hills and mountains bring strength? Steep lichened rock walls cut by shadows Quick glimpses of bird and deer among tall pines. Why …
Pinon pine red rock mule deer feet move to nature’s rhythm heart sings sharing friendship while beads of stress dissolve like dew caressed by sun By Maria Maldonado-Dunn #liveloveland is celebrating Loveland Poetry Month by sharing words written by local poets! A new Loveland Poet Laureate program has been established, and Veronica Patterson is both its namesake and its first …
–Joanna Rago #liveloveland is celebrating Loveland Poetry Month this April by sharing words written by local poets! A new Loveland Poet Laureate program has been established, and Veronica Patterson is both its namesake and its first laureate. Go #liveloveland this month by reading some local poetry! Tell us about what you’re reading by tagging us with #liveloveland #poetry on social media.
Lake Morning, Solstice A Japanese watercolor— the lake still, one grebe gliding mountains twice, Longs, Meeker, the Mummy Range, Indian Peaks. Cottonwood seeds speckle the surface, a dotted Swiss dream of summer. Aside from our paddles dripping, this floating world is quiet. We pause to meditate, as the almost level light of sun coming gently insists. The word perfecthovers like a …