by Ryukan | May 14, 2012 | Blog
From Anthony Warnke: As I’ve begun to read Gertrude Stein in depth for the first time and reflect on some of my own favorite poetry, I have become increasingly aware of the power of repetition. Sometimes, it seems, the right new word is the word right behind it. In...
by Ryukan | May 11, 2012 | Blog
Paranomasia has nothing to do with a lack of ghosts. Rather, it comes from Greek, meaning word-shunting, and refers to the deliberate exploitation of words to achieve multiple meanings, ambiguities, humor, etc. (i.e., punning; i.e. cummings) — a way of...
by Ryukan | May 7, 2012 | Blog
In what may be their best Seattle project yet, Art Space unveiled their latest plans tonight: Artspace Mt. Baker Station Lofts, Artspace’s third project in Seattle, will be a mixed-use arts facility containing 57 rental units of affordable live/work space for artists...
by Ryukan | May 1, 2012 | Blog
The moving dot can be extinguished in an instant, yet it contains all information, even eternity. Try placing a dot on the undulating waves. The moment I extend my arm, the dot is already gone. —from the essay “In the Oxymoronic World” by Kim Hyesoon, translated...
by Ryukan | May 1, 2012 | Blog
(From Doug Johnson of Cave Moon Press) April 30, 2012 Dear Poet: In 2011 we produced the anthology entitled Broken Circles to benefit hunger. The strategy was simple and it succeeded in helping local food banks from San Francisco to New York. Poets were charged with...
