by Ryukan | Jul 17, 2013 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The man coordinating the list for the 2013 Poetry Postcard Fest, Brendan McBreen, informs us that 179 poets have signed up so far and the cut off date is less than two weeks away. (His update below.) I am thinking I’ll get an early start on my list and see if I...
by Ryukan | Jul 10, 2013 | Blog
As I posted on this blog last week, Brian Love, a longtime SPLAB volunteer and all-around handyman, was killed by a drunk driver on July 5th. The man accused of the crime, Floyd Gonzales, will be arraigned on the 22nd. Brian Whale writes in the Auburn Reporter of the...
by Ryukan | Jul 5, 2013 | Blog
I had a weird feeling when I saw someone’s Facebook post that a cab driver had been killed in Auburn early on Friday morning, July 5, 2013. I was not able to look immediately and follow up my instinct, but when my ex-wife Janice called me to tell me the news, I...
by Ryukan | Jul 5, 2013 | Blog
Former SPLAB Visiting Poet, Jose Kozer, perhaps the pre-eminent living Cuban poet, won the Neruda Award from the Chilean government this past week. Details: Santiago de Chile, July 3 (Reuters). – The Cuban author José Kozer was awarded today with American Award...
by Ryukan | Jul 5, 2013 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I’m getting ready for the August Poetry Postcard Fest, which starts on the 27th. It’s the 7th year we’ve done this and after seeing a link to a talk Ted Berrigan gave in 1979 on his Sonnets, I had a hunch I should go through some old postcards to see...
by Ryukan | Jul 2, 2013 | Blog
From Michael Schein: Dear Poets,In less than 3 months poets from all over the Pacific NW & beyond will gather in the golden hills of Tieton for LiTFUSE Poets’ Workshop, featuring Dorianne Laux, Christopher Howell, Andre Feriante, Lauren Zuniga, Alice Derry...
by Ryukan | Jun 24, 2013 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The absolute tranquility is the present moment. Though it is at this moment, there is no limit to this moment, and herein is eternal delight. – Hui-neng In 2000 I was invited to participate in the 3:15 Experiment, which involved writing every day in August at...
by Ryukan | Jun 22, 2013 | Poetry Postcard Fest
From Brendan McBreen: Once more it is almost August! The August Poetry Postcard Project is an exercise in responding to other poets. You write a poem a day for the month of August, write it on a postcard and send it to the next name on your list. When you receive a...
by Ryukan | Jun 9, 2013 | Blog
Bless Jack Remick for doing what I did not have the energy to do after SPLAB’s 12th Ginsberg Marathon. It happened June 1 and 2, 2013, at Spring Street Center, which is also the Seattle Subud House. (This is important as it was pointed out during the Marathon by...
by Ryukan | May 24, 2013 | Blog
Nadine Maestas leads a panel that will mark the last event of the 12th Allen Ginsberg Memorial Open Mic Poetry Marathon, Sunday, June 2 starting at 10A at The Project Room, 1315 E Pine, Seattle. The Marathon starts the previous night at 8P at the Spring Street Center...
by Ryukan | May 24, 2013 | Blog
For the fourth year in a row, Band of Poets will be performing at the annual Allen Ginsberg Memorial Open Mic Poetry Marathon. The Marathon happens this year Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Spring Street Center, 1101 15th in Seattle. The marathon starts at 8P. BoP’s...
by Ryukan | May 20, 2013 | Blog
Submission guidelines: Off the Map, (Your State) A compilation of poetry, short stories, and flash fiction Greystone Publishing is pleased and excited to introduce our latest book project, “Off the Map: (Your State) a compilation of poetry, short stories and flash...
by Ryukan | May 19, 2013 | Blog
The beautiful posters by Tessa Hulls are getting out there and local Beat fans are digging through dog-eared copies of Ginsberg’s Collected, Mexico City Blues, Ghost Tantras and other Beat books and Jack Remick is likely figuring out how to handle his feature....
by Ryukan | May 17, 2013 | Blog
This from Scot Brannon: Who was it said, ‘Summer’s lease hath all too short a date’? Probably Billy Collins. And so true. It is past time! Rough Poezilla does shake the darling buds of May. We depart this Tuesday, May 21 at 6:50 pm aboard a 21’...
by Ryukan | May 7, 2013 | Blog
Submission guidelines: All is Vanity: A Reflective Anthology Greystone Publishing is pleased and excited to introduce our latest book project, “All is Vanity: A Reflective Anthology.” This book is planned to feature 75 to 100 poems and short stories, including flash...
