The Patio Poets: Geneva and Dante

The Patio Poets
Geneva Toland and Dante Downey
Live Reading Series / 2026 Inaugural Cohort / Reading 4 of 4

Saturday, October 24, 2026
6:30pm
ZU Gallery
48 W Main Street, Cortez, CO
Free and open to the public

Twelve poets from across Southwest Colorado are having their work printed as broadsides and mailed to homes across the country all year long. This is the final reading of the 2026 season and we have moved indoors to fit more of you.

Geneva Toland is a writer, songleader, and naturalist living in the La Plata foothills. She won the Homebound Poetry Prize from Wayfarer Books. Her debut collection Council of Thunder is out this fall and will be available for purchase at the event.

Dante Downey is a multidisciplinary artist whose work has been published in WET and FERTILE, anthologies of water poems and prose from the Four Corners region. His writing navigates self-destruction, addiction, memory, and grief, with moments of tenderness woven throughout.

Free and open to everyone. Bring a friend. Stay for a drink.

cortezarts.org/poets