Poets’ Corner: Goodtimes for Valentine’s Day
Marketing guru Scott Haltzmann wrote a book entitled “Eight Ways to Win Your Wife’s Heart Forever.” When it was published back in 2006, woman gave it as a gift to
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Poets’ Corner: Bridger for Valentine’s Day
Popular celebrations of Valentine’s Day gained traction in the late 17th century, but not until 100 years ago did most Europeans and Americans begin to agree that a long-term
Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry for Valentine’s Day
Before he was either a saint or a holiday, Valentine was a Christian priest martyred in the third century. Some legends say he was executed for defying an edict against conducting
Poets’ Corner: Feela for Valentine’s Day
According to a Floral Trends Tracking Study, Valentine’s Day is the number one holiday for florists, accounting for most of the industry’s fresh flower sales. Seventy-e
The End of Snow?
Porter Fox grew up in northern Maine, where he began skiing at age two – and writing at about the same time. He graduated in 1994 from Middlebury College, where he ski-patrolled
Poets’ Corner: Feela for Groundhog’s Day
Here’s one for all you trivia buffs. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club was established the late 19th century: 1887 to be exact. Say what, you say? Get out of your hole. That is
Porter Fox’s DEEP Featured At Next Ski-Lit 1/27
“Skiing offers a good barometer of the trouble we’re in — and, as this book reminds us, one more good reason for wanting to face that trouble,” Bill McKibb
Muslim Journeys: Pulling Back from the Brink of Bigotry
The Wilkinson Public Library is one of just 125 libraries and humanities councils in the US to receive an American Library Association/National Endowment for the Humanities grant t
Jagged Edge & Between the Covers: Ski-Lit Author Series
Author David J. Rothman in Telluride featured at two nights of literary fun, January 7, Talking Gourds, at Arroyo Wine Bar and January 8, Jagged Edge Mountain Gear Not only is Davi
Film Fest Cinema at Wilkinson Library
Telluride Film Festival Cinematheque at the Wilkinson Public Library. Free to all, Monday, January 6, 5:30 p.m. for pre-SHOW reception. The Telluride Film Festival and Wilkinson Pu
Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry for the New Year
Traditions for the transition into the New Year abound. In many cultures, fireworks are a symbol of light in the new year. While they are restricted in Iceland the rest of the year
Poets’ Corner: Feela With Lesson for the New Year
We tend to think of the beginning of the New Year as a cosmic white-out: bad things disappear; hope springs eternal. Regular TIO contributor David Feela is a retired teacher, poet
Poets’ Corner: Christmas Spelled “Origami”
“How does the ordinary person come to an experience of the transcendent? For a start, I would say, study poetry. Learn how to read a poem. You need not have the experience to
Poets’ Corner: Goodtimes With 2 Spins on Christmas
Heavyweight (we mean that in the good sense) Green Party county commissioner, shroom afficionado, accomplished basketweaver, potato farmer– and poet extraordinaire (in 2011, he
Poets’ Corner: Feela on Mandela
Freedom fighter, prisoner, moral compass, South Africa’s symbol of the struggle against racial oppression, an icon of equality and in the words of our President “the l
Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry, Attitude of Gratitude on Thanksgiving
You may want to, ahem, duck the whole thing – or you can toast Thanksgiving as Turkey Day. But what’s implied by the name of the celebration is more than consumption. It
38th Annual KOTO Ski Swap This Saturday
It’s that time of year. A time when it’s officially old enough to start packing up the summer hiking and biking gear and pulling out the winter skiing and hockey gear.
Poet’s Corner: Dia De Los Muertos, My Love
What would you feed me, what complements the sweet amber whiskey you pour on my tomb? Remember me with persimmons, pomegranates, ripe amorous figs. Cut through a rare skirt-steak a
Poet’s Corner: Witching
Witching is the process of searching for and locating the lost, holding a twig that dips and twitches as it points to its mysterious pleasure. And I’ll admit, I’ve tried. Picke