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Talking Gourds: Claire Blotter Wins 2025 Fischer Prize!
The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program proudly announces the winner of the 29th Annual Fischer Prize for Poetry: Claire Blotter for her poem, “Water.”
Telluride Library & Mountain Club: Kelvin Kent Talks All Things Everest & More, 10/2!
Join the Telluride Mountain Club in welcoming Kelvin Kent to town for a lively, informative talk and presentation about his adventures in the Himalaya. Kent has lived in and been t
Talking Gourds: Bardic Trails Features Pete Anderson of Crestone, 9/2!
Talking Gourds “Stories & Poems” Bardic Trails series happens the first Tuesday of each month. Featured guests give a 15-20 minute presentation each, followed by a short Q
Talking Gourds: Colorado’s Cantor Poetry Prize Contest Enters 8th Year!
The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program proudly offers statewide recognition and cash prizes for Colorado poets or poets writing about Colorado for the eighth yea
Telluride Library: Authors Talk, Brooke Williams (with Craig Childs) Featured for”Encountering Dragonfly,” 7/16!
Join the Telluride Library for Brooke Williams in conversation with Craig Childs about Brooke’s new book,”Encountering Dragonfly-Notes on the Practice of Re-enchantment
Talking Gourds: West End Stories & Poems Features Maggie Petty, Naturita, 7/10!
“Stories & Poems” hosts Maggie Petty at the Naturita Public Library, July 10, 6 p.m. West End Stories & Poems is free and open to all ages, thanks to the generosity of
Telluride Library: Auden Schendler – “Terrible Beauty,” 6/30! A Must If Climate Change is a Concern!
Monday, June 30th at 5:30 pm, join Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library for a talk and signing – Between the Covers will be on hand – with author Auden Schendler for his
Talking Gourds: Paulo Munguia Named San Miguel County Poet Laureate for 2025-2027!
On the recommendation of the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds Poetry Program, Paulo Munguia is set to be appointed San Miguel County Poetry Laureate at the San Miguel County
Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry, Grand Finale for Father’s Day!
Father’s Day is all about celebrating the many ways fathers and father figures make a positive difference in the lives of their offspring – although some are saints; some S
Poets’ Corner: Feela for Father’s Day!
The first public Father’s Day event was held in 1908 in West Virginia to honor 362 miners who died in an explosion there. It was later made a national holiday by President R