by Ryukan | Oct 28, 2009 | Events
There was a small group for the 1st Living Room in our comfy new space. Maryna Ajaja had an excellent poem entitled Vertigo, based on dream imagery. Her film background is quite an asset for her verse. (She works for SIFF). She read a piece by William Carlos Williams,...
by Ryukan | Oct 26, 2009 | Blog
Open Books, one of two all-poetry bookstores in the U.S. (The only one west of Cambridge, MA.) Three important upcoming readings: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 07:30 PM BRENDA HILLMAN Brenda Hillman reads from Practical Water (Wesleyan University Press), the third...
by Ryukan | Oct 23, 2009 | Events
Want intelligent feedback on your writing, or a critique on a poem or bit of prose? Join us for SPLAB’s acclaimed writer’s critique circle, Living Room. Writers of all ages and skill levels gather in the 2nd floor lounge of the Columbia City Cinema, at 4816 Rainier AV...
by Ryukan | Oct 21, 2009 | Events
SPLAB’s coming out party is Sat & Sun, Oct 24-25, at Bookfest, Columbia City Event Center, 3528 S. Ferdinand, one block from the Columbia City light rail station. Come see us at our booth near the poetry stage, at the stage itself (which SPLAB is...
by Ryukan | Oct 21, 2009 | Blog
My new book was conceived sometime late in 1997, and when Joanne Kyger came to SPLAB and heard me talk about the history of Auburn, Washington (how it was originally named Slaughter after Lt. William A. Slaughter and how they blew up the Stuck River a couple of...
