Art Goodtimes is an American poet, farmer and politician in Colorado. Goodtimes was first elected to the San Miguel County Board of Commissioners in 1996 as a Democrat. He switched to the Green Party of Colorado in 1998[1] and was re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012, before retiring in 2016.[2] He is a noted poet and writer of several books[citation needed] and the poet laureate of the Telluride Mushroom Festival. He grew up in California and graduated from San Francisco State University in 1970.[3] He has also served as co-chair of the Green Party of Colorado.[4]
Published Works
- Dancing on Edge: The McRedeye Poems (2019, Lithic Press) ISBN 978-1946583147
- Looking South to Lone Cone: The Cloud Acre Poems (2013, Western Eye Press) ISBN 978-0941283373
- As If The World Really Mattered (2007, La Alameda Press) ISBN 978-1888809497
- Altar of the Ordinary co-authored by Judyth Hill (1993, Yoo Hoo Press)
- Mushroom Cloud Redeye: A Rant (1990, Western Eye Press)
- Embracing the Earth (1984, Homeward Press)
Anthologies and Edited Collections
- Wildeor: The Wild Life and Living Legacy of Dave Foreman (2023, Essex Editions) ISBN 978-1733519045
- Kinship: Belonging in a World of Relations: Vol. 1 (2021, Center for Humans and Nature Press) ISBN 978-1736862506
- MycoEpithalamia: Mushroom Wedding Poems (2016, Fungi Press) ISBN 978-0692756270
- The Geography of Hope: Poets of Colorado's Western Slope (1998, Conundrum Press) ISBN 978-0965715911
- Earth First! Campfire Poems (1998, Feral Press)
- Beloved of the Sky: Essays and Photographs on Clearcutting (1993, Broken Moon Press) ISBN 978-0913089385
- Wingbone: Poetry from Colorado (1986, Sudden Jungle Press) ISBN 978-0937567036
References
- ^ Feinstein, Mike (Fall 2009). "More Goodtimes in Colorado". Green Pages. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Art Goodtimes". Poets & Writers. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Colorado Poets Center : Art Goodtimes". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "San Miguel County District 3 Commissioner". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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