by Ryukan | May 24, 2019 | Blog
Registration for the 13th August Poetry Postcard Fest is now open and we’re already at about half the total of participants from 2018. https://appf13.brownpapertickets.com/ The first few lists will go out on July 4 and registration for 2019 will end and will...
by Ryukan | May 21, 2019 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I have been running since about May 7 and no rest in sight as I write this from Brooklyn, in the city that does not sleep because jackhammers start at 7am and people are never afraid to use their car horn. Ever. While I visit my daughter the journalist, I do NYC...
by Ryukan | May 4, 2019 | Blog
I am delighted to invite you to the launch of a new poetry anthology with all poems in English and Spanish. Make it True meets Medusario is a mash-up of our Cascadia poetry anthology of 2015: Make it True: Poetry From Cascadia and Medusario, an anthology in Spanish of...
by Ryukan | May 4, 2019 | Blog
On May 9-12, 2019, SPLAB honors the life and legacy of Sam Hamill at our Cascadia Poetry Festival. One of Sam’s best moments was at the Fest we helped coordinate in Nanaimo, BC, when Sam was dragging around an oxygen tank so he could breathe. And yet what a...
by Ryukan | May 2, 2019 | Blog
It was Ian Boyden’s idea. Ian named the book, provided a striking cover and with Cate Gable’s writing and photographs, and his feedback, and Lyn Coffin’s expert proof-reading skills, the Samthology: A Tribute to Sam Hamill is ready to be launched at...
by Ryukan | May 1, 2019 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The August Poetry Postcard Fest was initiated in 2007 by poets Paul Nelson and Lana Ayers. 2019 marks the thirteenth year of the fest and this is the official call. It is the biggest annual fundraiser for SPLAB. Again this year poets will be organized in groups of 32...
by Ryukan | Apr 19, 2019 | Blog
Give BIG is coming! Save the date for early giving! Give Big is Wednesday May 8th, but you can schedule your gift early starting Tuesday April 23rd! By scheduling your gift early, it’s easy to donate and you’ll give SPLAB some momentum for this once-a-year...
by Ryukan | Apr 14, 2019 | Blog
Thanks to Ian Boyden’s cover design and Cate Gable’s marvelous introduction and Lyn Coffin’s expert proof-reading and to many contributors writing homages in French, Spanish and English, the Samthology will be launched at the Cascadia Poetry...
by Ryukan | Apr 4, 2019 | Blog
Oh yeah, April is National Poetry Month, I almost forgot. For those who live lives dedicated to poetry, it’s more like the month when people besides poets pay attention to the art of the written and spoken word. That being said, in addition to the events in the...
by Ryukan | Mar 30, 2019 | Blog
SPLAB is delighted to be off-site for AWP at a Northwest Micropress Fair at The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel, 403 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR, Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 10am–6pm. From Entre Rios Books, the organizer: Meet the many of the smallest, newest, and best...
by Ryukan | Mar 27, 2019 | Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CASCADIA POETRY FESTIVAL REGISTRATION OPEN May 9-12, 2019, Anacortes, A Tribute to Sam Hamill Seattle, WA, March 13, 2019—The Seattle Poetics LAB (SPLAB), a literary arts-oriented non-profit organization, has opened registration for the Cascadia...
by Ryukan | Mar 22, 2019 | Blog
The 7th Cascadia Poetry Festival is postponed. The iteration planned for April 30-May 2, 2021 at the Multiverse on San Juan Island was cancelled due to Covid-19. The main page for the 2021 fest was: http://cascadiapoetryfestival.org/cpf-sji-2021/ 85 year old Beat Nun...
by Ryukan | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog
The early bird gets the worm and the first 45 to register for a Cascadia Poetry Festival Gold Pass gets a free workshop the Sunday morning of the fest. Two SPLAB volunteers have teamed up for an original Cascadia experience and other workshops are being facilitated by...
by Ryukan | Mar 11, 2019 | Blog
Gold Passes for Cascadia Poetry Festival Anacortes 2019 are now available through Brown Paper Tickets. See: https://cpfanacortes.brownpapertickets.com/ See the 2019 schedule here: http://cascadiapoetryfestival.org/cpf-anacortes-2019/ In addition to a tribute to Sam...
by Ryukan | Mar 3, 2019 | Blog
SPLAB is delighted to be at AWP in Portland and not have to attend it! From the Entre Rios Books Facebook event: Meet the many of the smallest, newest, and best literary presses, magazines, and producers in the Northwest. This one-day AWP-offsite event showcases the...
