The Telluride Institute’s Bardic Trails poetry night features an award-winning guest poet sharing their new and exciting work. The reading will be followed with a Q & A about the poet\u2019s work and inspirations, with time afterwards for poetry sharing from attendees \u2013 a Gourd Circle of sharing whatever poetry attendees wish, or just listening in. The list of 2026 poets is below.<\/p>\n
The free Bardic Trails virtual Zoom series is on the first Tuesday of each month. Visit to get the zoom link each month, Thanks to the Wilkinson Public Library, Cantor Family, the Guttman Family Foundation, CCAASE and our Fischer and Cantor contest participants for supporting our program and projects.<\/p>\n
Jan. 6 \/ Euro-American poet Dane Cervine of California<\/p>\n
Feb. 3 \/ Euro-American poet & professor Lesley Wheeler of Virginia<\/p>\n
March 3 \/ Big Apple storyteller Kate Torode of New York<\/p>\n
April 7\/ Utah poet & fiber artist Nancy Takacs of Utah<\/p>\n
May 5 \/ Ute Mountain Ute storyteller Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk of Towaoc<\/p>\n
June 2 \/ Lebanese-American poet Moudi Sbeity of Naropa in Boulder, 2026 Cantor Prize honorable mention<\/p>\n
July 7 \/ Euro-American poet & playwright John Macker of New Mexico<\/p>\n
Aug 4 \/ Ute Mountain Ute storyteller Lisa Jacket of Towaoc<\/p>\n
Sept 1 \/ Din\u00e9 storyteller Treston Chee of Fort Collins<\/p>\n
Oct 6\/ Euro-American performance poet Claire Blotter of California, winner of the 2026 Fischer Prize<\/p>\n
Nov 3\/ Euro-American poet & professor Kate Kingston of Trinidad<\/p>\n
Dec 1 \/ Italian-American poet & professor John Calderazzo of Bellvue<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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