by Ryukan | Oct 13, 2011 | Blog
I pulled this from the SUNY Buffalo listserv from Rob McLennan: I will be blogging soon at The Capilano Review blog, alongside Lisa Robertson, Pauline Butling + George Bowering. http://www.thecapilanoreview.ca/people/rob-mclennan/...
by Ryukan | Oct 12, 2011 | Blog
What is the cultural context for poetry at this particular moment in history? What do readers hunger for in the age of the electronic reader? What are the impacts of advancing technology and declining meaningful time spent engaging beyond the computer/smartphone...
by Ryukan | Oct 11, 2011 | Blog
While in China for the 3rd Qinghai Lake International Poetry Festival this past August, I met one of the most renowned younger Chinese poets, Xi Chuan. He has a book coming out next year entitled Notes on the Mosquito, published in translation by New Directions. In...
by Ryukan | Oct 9, 2011 | Blog
This week on SPLAB Presents, Paul Nelson has a bit of Johnny Moses from his new CD, produced at Jack Straw Productions. Johnny Moses is a Tulalip Native American raised in the remote Nuu-chah-nulth village of Ohiat on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British...
by Ryukan | Oct 9, 2011 | Events
When someone tells you where they’re from, are they quick to qualify their statement? When you know a poet hails from a certain locale, how does that effect your perception of them? If Frank O’ Hara had been from Oklahoma, would you read him the same way?...
