The Poetry of Mushrooms

August 18, 2022

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A sunny street scene in a mountain town with a Telluride Mushroom Festival banner across the road. Buildings line both sides, with people and parked cars visible. The sun shines brightly, casting shadows, and mountains are seen in the background.

by Matt Hoisch

A sunny street scene in a mountain town with a Telluride Mushroom Festival banner across the road. Buildings line both sides, with people and parked cars visible. The sun shines brightly, casting shadows, and mountains are seen in the background.

Picture by Matt Hoisch.

The Telluride Mushroom Festival looks at the medicinal, culinary, and ecological facets of fungi. But it also focuses on the artistic elements of the mushroom world, including through an annual mushroom poetry performance.

KOTO spoke with several local poets taking part in this year’s Mycolicious, Mycoluscious, Mycological Poetry Show on Friday, August 19th.

Original music by Travis Fischer

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