by Ryukan | Jan 22, 2011 | Events
Time Tuesday, February 8 at 6:00pm – February 9 at 11:00pm Location Hermann’s Jazz Club, Victoria BC 753 View Street Victoria, BC Created By Pacific Rim Review of Books More Info The Abstract Alchemist of Flesh, Films, February 8th at Merlin’s Sun Reading...
by Ryukan | Jan 13, 2011 | Blog
Hey You! Arts Lover! Help Save Arts in Seattle 4Culture, the single largest source of arts and heritage funding in King County, is about to go away. A coalition of artists, arts and heritage organizations, and audiences is coming together to support the continued...
by Ryukan | Jan 11, 2011 | Events
Pacific Rim Poetics What does it mean to be a West Coast poet? Or to broaden the view, a Pacific Rim poet? In this course, we will look at some of the distinctions that make up the poetics of our region and beyond, from the haibun of Basho to the list poems of Sei...
by Ryukan | Jan 11, 2011 | Events
SPLAB is delighted to announce a partnership with CD Forum for the Nate Mackey talk and prose reading. Details below and here. Nathaniel Mackey Friday, March 11, 2011 at 7:00PM at Northwest African American Museum 2300 South Massachusetts Street (Map) Tickets: $5 |...
by Ryukan | Jan 8, 2011 | Events
PRESENTS 98118! Represent! A Day in the Life of America’s Most Diverse Zip Code Midnight Till Midnight, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Calling All Poets and Photographers, Professionals and Amateurs If You Live, Work, or Play in the 98118, Take Out Your Cameras, Take Out...
by Ryukan | Jan 7, 2011 | Events
Some SPLAB guys are getting together to create a new reading series: the breadline jan.19 7-9p vermillion art gallery & bar 1508 eleventh av (pike/pine) no cover join us for the launch of a new monthly performance series that will spotlight local poets, fiction...
by Ryukan | Jan 7, 2011 | Events
Let’s get political. Bring your favorite political poem, your own or someone else’s. Don’t be shy – read the one you believe in. Ars Poetica? Beliefs or commandments? Rules or unruly rules to live by? We will iron out our doggerel and dogma. Maryna Ajaja will...
by Ryukan | Jan 5, 2011 | Blog
I just had to come up with something special for a SPLAB meeting on 1/11/11. Sharpen your pencils and bring some paper boys & girls. I am going to open up the evening with a quick 15 minute writing exercise to keep the juices flowing. It’s a good way to...
by Ryukan | Jan 3, 2011 | Blog
Emerging Archetypes. Spontaneous group writing exercise generated from classical dream archetypes deconstructed for your post modern pleasure. Joe Chiveney is your guide. Writers of all ages and skill levels gather Tuesdays at 7P to read new work, the work of...
by Ryukan | Jan 1, 2011 | Sponsors
Nathaniel Mackey in Columbia City March 11 & 12, 2010 Nathaniel Mackey is an American poet, novelist, anthologist, literary critic, editor and Professor of Literature at Duke University in North Carolina. A Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets, he was born...
by Ryukan | Dec 31, 2010 | Events
February 6, 7PM Hedgebrook Writers Showcase Linda Clifton and Madeline Ostrander plus Open Mic. Emcee Meredith Nelson. Come spend a couple of days on Orcas Island in celebration of this remarkable center for women writers. Hedgebrook supports a growing global...
by Ryukan | Dec 31, 2010 | Blog
We have a lot to be thankful for in 2010, and are looking ahead to what promises to be a fantastic 2011. We moved into an amazing new space, are getting support from local businesses, our Living Room attendance is up 179% over the same period last year, and the...
by Ryukan | Dec 25, 2010 | Events
Our weekly writer’s circle, Living Room, resumes Tuesday, January 4, 2011, as Your Friendly Neighborhood Splabman, Paul Nelson, presents an homage to Charles Olson, who would have turned 100 on December 27, 2010. SPLAB thanks everyone who contributed in one way...
by Ryukan | Dec 25, 2010 | Blog
The Alchemist’s Kitchen by Susan Rich. 105 pages. White Pint Press, 2010. $16.00. With several degrees permeating between the various large, overarching categories of American poetry today, it is hard to commit to an adequate assessment of the quieter, gentler verse...
by Ryukan | Dec 21, 2010 | Blog
www.countrymusicpoetry.org Whenever I discover a new poetry website, be it a journal or conceptual project, I am always curious to see if there’s a directive that’s been publicly established, and if said directive has been pulled off. The quality for success of a...
