The first US Poet Laureate was recognized in 1937, but Colorado was ahead of the curve in establishing Alice Polk Hill as Colorado Poet Laureate from 1919 to 1921. Communities around the world continue to elevate poetry as a crucial cultural art form, and for the month of July the Center for Colorado Women’s History is hosting a wonderful new program, Poetry on the Porch. The first evening in the series kicked off with a poem created especially for History Colorado by Aurora’s Poet Laureate, Ahja Fox, and poet Marissa Forbes—and this week The Colorado Magazine is proud to share it with you.