by Ryukan | Sep 26, 2011 | Events
The mind writes what is. —Gertrude Stein Zuihitisu is a classical Japanese form that looks like prose but sounds like poetry. Zuihitsu has been translated as “following the brush” or “random jottings.” The poet accumulates anecdotes, impressions, overheard...
by Ryukan | Sep 26, 2011 | Blog
Paul, Please forward this to Judith, Carolyn Wright and whomever else was responsible. I am sure that includes Meredith, the grand dame of hosts. The 100K Poets for Change reading at SPLAB this past Saturday was a fabulous event. Each reader’s voice, culture,...
by Ryukan | Sep 25, 2011 | Events
On September 24th, poets gathered at SPLAB & in 650 cities around the world in an event called 100 Thousand Poets for Change. Featured poets at SPLAB for 100 Thousand Poets for Change included City Lights poet and Suquamish native Cedar Sigo, who also facilitated...
by Ryukan | Sep 19, 2011 | Blog
100 THOUSAND POETS FOR CHANGE IS ORGANIZING A GLOBAL EVENT FOR SEPTEMBER 24th 2011 600 Events – 450 Cities – 95 CountriesJoin other poets around the USA and across the planet, on September 24th, in a demonstration/celebration of poetry to promote serious social,...
by Ryukan | Sep 17, 2011 | Blog
Mickey O’Connor and Nico Vassilakis read in the first SPLAB matinee reading, Saturday, Sept 17 at 3:30. Here’s is the unedited audio from Mickey O, who read from Pushkin’s Umbrella, among other works. Here’s unedited audio from Nico V....
