Telluride Sang Rael

Poems written within the vortex of Telluride, Colorado, an eagle's nest for all kinds of weird countercultural activity that's tucked away at 8,600 feet above sea level in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, in this case poetry and essays by Douglas McDaniel, author of "Ipswich at War" and "William Blake in Cyberspace." An experiential launch into the Coloradan ghost town vibe, starting with a poem about "Alta," site of the first use of cross-current electricity in North America; or "Explanation of Arizona," which looks at the southwest from the mythical heights of the Ralph Lauren Ranch.