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61) Call me Ishmael
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Poem by Brian S. Govreau, published in the Fall 2010/Winter 2011 edition of Images.
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Luis López talks about his childhood growing up in Albuquerque, his family heritage, and his experience in a Jesuit seminary. He recounts his expansive education, his 44-year teaching career, his success as a poet, and his many books. He also discusses his involvement in the Western Slope’s poetry community, and his activism during the civil rights era. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa...
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Small pamphlet of poetry from the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in 1887 in Colorado. 64 pages. Includes black and white photographs. Written by S. K. Hooper.
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Janielle Westermire talks about growing up in Grand Junction, Colorado, where her father ministered at the Handy Chapel. She speaks about feeling she lived in a safe, close knit community, but also about racism she experienced as a child. She describes the inspiring life of her father, Harry Butler, who worked in hydrology with the Bureau of Reclamation before becoming the first African-American school board member in Mesa County and the first African-American...
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Small pamphlet of poetry by Ann and Al Soehrann of their adventures through Colorado. 27 pages. Includes black and white photographs.
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Small pamphlet of poetry by Inez Hunt from High Country Ghost towns. 50 pages.
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Voice Recording
Frieda Miller talks about her pioneer ranching family’s arrival in Palisade, Colorado, and about the exploits of her colorful father, Eben “Mac” Miller. She speaks about her school days in Palisade and Grand Junction, and about childhood games she played (such as Duck on a Rock). She discusses her later life and marriage with farmer and carpenter George Weaver, and her long period as a vegetarian. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County...
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In a three part interview with Mesa County Oral History Project folklorist Elain Thatcher, George Watts talks about his life and shares poetry, songs and stories. In part one, he talks about his childhood in Hayden, Colorado, the early death of his father, and growing up on a 200 acre farm. He shares several poems and stories, including some tall tales. He remembers the people of Hayden.
In part two, he speaks about the importance of song during...
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Voice Recording
In the first of nine recordings, John Goulet, a former advertising salesman with the Daily Sentinel newspaper, relates his experiences and travels in Grand Junction and Western Colorado in the 1950’s. He talks about his arrival in Grand Junction from Boston, meeting H. Blake Manuel of Manuel’s Department Store, and his friendship with Al Look of the Sentinel. He describes trips that he and his wife took with Look and his wife around the Western...
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Caleb Ferganchick describes what slam poetry means to him. He addresses the intersection of performance poetry with his self-identification as a rural queer poet. He talks about his writing practice, his need to carve out time to write on a regular basis, and about momentary inspiration as a fuel in the creative process. He speaks about the importance of poetry and art in the creation of community for marginalized people, the role of his poetry in...
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Helen Hyde talks about her family history and the vital role that music played in her family while growing up in Kannah Creek and Paonia, Colorado. She tells stories and plays songs on the piano about mines, people and places in the San Juan Mountains, such as the Tomboy Mine and the Camp Bird Mine. She plays cowboy songs, such as Streets of Laredo. She recalls putting on plays and musical programs with other youth while living with the Toothaker...
