by Ryukan | Jan 9, 2012 | Blog
Friday, October 6, Johnny Moses conducted his first Red Cedar Circle at SPLAB. We were honored to have this remarkable story-teller at SPLAB and delighted to host a Red Cedar Circle at 7PM Friday January 13th and the 2nd Friday each month through April, 2012. More on...
by Ryukan | Jan 4, 2012 | Blog
Contact: Paul Nelson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel: 206-422-5002
E-mail: pen@splab.org CASCADIA POETRY FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MARCH 24-25 IN SEATTLE
Event Includes Workshops, Readings, and...
by Ryukan | Jan 4, 2012 | Blog
Three guys who met at SPLAB in late 2010 started an open mic and have made it one of the most successful new literary events in Seattle. This is from them: so come out and celebrate our borderline toddlerhood! features include poets/academics, sound artists, and a...
by Ryukan | Dec 21, 2011 | Blog
With the start of a new year, so comes the opportunity to look ahead, in both life and writing. On the 3rd of January, 2012, Graham Isaac will facilitate a brief discussion of what it means both conceptually and practically to set goals for ones’ writing....
by Ryukan | Dec 18, 2011 | Blog
On Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 7PM SPLAB invites all poets, writers and fans of writing to attend an Open Board Meeting to discuss the future of SPLAB as a collective. Our lease at the Columbia School is set to expire at the end of August 2013, but could end sooner...
by Ryukan | Dec 16, 2011 | Blog
Modern Language Association Reading: 60 Writers Saturday, January 7, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. Free. Timed to the Modern Language Association’s mega-conference in Seattle, this marathon reading features 60 upstart,...
by Ryukan | Dec 14, 2011 | Blog
From John Helmiere, who works in the room next door to SPLAB in the Cultural Corner: Hi Everyone, I was beaten, arrested, and jailed by the Seattle Police Department yesterday as I sought to be a non-violent, peace-making presence at an event called West Coast Port...
by Ryukan | Dec 11, 2011 | Blog
Just when the earth reaches maximum axial tilt and dark winter looms, people do a strange thing: they act as if times are flush. Winter solstice celebrations everywhere feature rich food and drink. There were practical reasons for this in herding and agrarian...
by Ryukan | Dec 11, 2011 | Blog
Tentative Schedule: Saturday, March 24, 2012 Night Keynote Talk/Reading, selected faculty on Cascadian Culture, 15-30 minutes each and discussion. 7:30-10P, SPLAB. Sam Hamill, Judith Roche, Trevor Carolan, Tim McNulty, others TBA. Saturday and Sunday: Morning...
by Ryukan | Dec 11, 2011 | Blog
If, as Marvin Bell’s quote for last week’s Living Room suggests, poetry differs from prose for what it leaves out, why do some writers cast a poem in prose form? When does prose become poetry? When does poetry become prose? When do either prose or poetry...
by Ryukan | Dec 11, 2011 | Blog
From Molly McNulty: Hello All We are excited to announce our 2012 lineup for the May 17-20 Skagit River Poetry Festival. We have brought back some of our favorite poets and are excited to have many poets who have not yet been to Skagit share their poetry with us. I...
by Ryukan | Dec 4, 2011 | Blog
Friday, January 13th, Johnny Moses conducts his fourth Red Cedar Circle at SPLAB. We were honored to have this remarkable story-teller at SPLAB and delighted to host a Red Cedar Circle starting at 7PM. Bring snacks if you like and a donation to the cause. Johnny...
by Ryukan | Nov 30, 2011 | Blog
Prose is prose because of what it includes; poetry is poetry because of what it leaves out. —Marvin Bell What is erasure poetry and why does Ron Silliman compare it to the play of burlesque or striptease? Come to Living Room to consider the possibilities. After...
by Ryukan | Nov 29, 2011 | Blog
From Anthony Pfannensteil by way of Angel Latterell: Nov.29,2011 CALL FOR POEM SUBMISSIONS (WWW.FAULTLINESPOETRY.COM) FAULT LINES POETRY JOURNAL is calling for poets of all ages and backgrounds to submit their poems for publication: an exciting opportunity to get...
by Ryukan | Nov 28, 2011 | Blog
Living Room has been brewing with ideas about poetics lately—from the Dada-esque/anti-Dada primal sound poetry of Kurt Schwitters, to Anne Sexton’s reappropriations of myths, and new ways to look at Thanksgiving. All this has led some rich conversations, however at...
