“Any form of “order” which we have not imagined
and produced directly and spontaneously in sheer
“existential freedom” for our own celebratory
purposes – is an illusion.” -Hakim Bey
The Beyond Academia Free Skool was founded in 2012 in Boulder, Colorado, as a community opportunity for local writers. We incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 2017. BAFS offers free workshops centered around five study tracks (so far). Our Community Presence programs bring the performance arts back to the public. Free to the public arts and education is what we do, so check it out!
The Ranch
Love Shovel Ranch is the physical location that houses the poets that do the work that makes the art go round. Located just outside Nederland, Colorado, “Do More for Free” is the Ranch motto. The BAFS Summer Poetry Camp happens out in the grove, and the Frozen Dead Poet Slam takes over the street in the middle of town. LSR hosts the Beyond Academia Free Skool and Boar Hog Press homepages on its website.
Boar Hog Press
Boar Hog Press was founded in 1993 to publish local non-Academic poets and writers along the Colorado Front Range. Resurrected in the 21st Century, the Press is once again producing Hand Cut Poetry chapbooks that fit in your pocket. We are also slowly digitizing our catalog so that you can read color copies of the chapbooks and the Love Shovel Review right here on the website, for free!
Love Shovel Ranch 