by Ryukan | Nov 21, 2012 | Blog
One of the most inventive NW poets lives in Singapore these days, but is coming back to the NW. (Details in his email pasted in below). C.E. Putnam was born in Seattle and has lived in three world capitals (London, Washington DC, and Bangkok). A former co-curator of...
by Ryukan | Nov 18, 2012 | Blog
Yesterday SPLAB moved one door east, to new corporate offices in the smaller home that Meredith, Ella and I share. While SPLAB is working on a major project associated with the Cascadia Poetry Festival, we were told the house we were renting would be going up for sale...
by Ryukan | Nov 16, 2012 | Blog
If you are wondering what SPLAB has been up to lately, we’re scaling back in preparation of something quite huge. In our last season, Sept 2011 to June 2012, we produced 51 events. With the arrival of Ella Roque Nelson, that pace became impossible, so we decided...
by Ryukan | Nov 11, 2012 | Blog
On Saturday, November 24 at 6:00 PM, there’s a book launch party for “The Last Vispo Anthology,” edited by Nico Vassilakis & Crag Hill. Fantagraphics Bookstore 1201 South Vale Street (Downtown Georgetown) The evening features readings by Crag...
by Ryukan | Nov 4, 2012 | Blog
Sam Hamill reads from his new chapbook, Border Songs, Saturday, November 10 at 7:30 at Spring Street Center, 15th & Spring in Seattle, a block south of Union. Details here. His friend and collaborator Ian Boyden will display one of the most remarkable books ever...