by Ryukan | Oct 10, 2010 | Events
Pacific Rim Poetics (a SPLAB Workshop Preview Saturday, October 30, 2010, 12N-3P) People in the rest of the U.S. and in Europe have difficulty in adjusting to the fact that the Pacific Coast of America faces the Far East, culturally as well as geographically…...
by Ryukan | Oct 10, 2010 | Events
On Thursday, October 21, Northwind Reading Series features Gary Lemons and Paul Nelson. The readings start at 7p.m. in the Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson St., Port Townsend. Gary Lemons worked most of his life with his hands. Along the way he discovered the...
by Ryukan | Oct 6, 2010 | Blog
Raft, a new spoken-word literary journal, is now online, at: www.raftmagazineonline.com Issue 1 features new work from: Scott Abels Niamh Bagnell Susan Powers Bourne Ric Carfagna Jan Carson Joel Chace Arkava Das Mark DuCharme Iris Jamahl Dunkle Bonnie Emerick Michael...
by Ryukan | Oct 2, 2010 | Sponsors
PageBoy is gathering material for the third issue. Please visit the blog for submission information: http://pageboymagazine.blogspot.com. #2 has a generous selections of poems from Amalio Madueno and some American Sentences from Your Wily SPLABman, amongst the work of...
by Ryukan | Sep 30, 2010 | Events
SPLAB @ Doe Bay is a series of readings at an amazing retreat on Orcas Island, curated by your friendly neighborhood SPLAB. There are accommodations from the rustic to the luxurious, designed to meet any budget & the cafe is remarkable. Included in the series are...
by Ryukan | Sep 27, 2010 | Sponsors
On Thursday, October 21, Northwind Reading Series features Gary Lemons and Paul Nelson. The readings start at 7 p.m. in the Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson St. Gary Lemons worked most of his life with his hands. Along the way he discovered the act of writing...
by Ryukan | Sep 23, 2010 | Sponsors
LiTFUSE Poets’ Workshop 10.8.10-10.10.10. LiTFUSE is an annual weekend-long poets’ workshop held in Tieton, WA (near Yakima), for poets of all ages, abilities & styles. LiTFUSE combines writing, performance, meditation, music, camaraderie and natural beauty to...
by Ryukan | Sep 20, 2010 | Sponsors
Hello Everybody! You may or may not know that I have a show up at a phone gallery right now – the show is The Archanoids at 323 Projects http://323projects.com I’d like to invite you to contribute to the worlds largest sound poetry choir ever by Oct 1! The...
by Ryukan | Sep 19, 2010 | Blog
It’s true. Your Wily SPLABMAN made the short list for the Stranger Genius Award in Literature. Is it ironic that the actual winner of the genius award in Literature does not use words? Yes, but an honor nonetheless. Hats off to Brian McGuigan and Karen...
by Ryukan | Sep 16, 2010 | Blog
Friday, September 24, 2010, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Henry Auditorium Free In tandem with the conference Convergence Zones: Public Cultures and Translocal Practices, sponsored by the UW and Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, five writers read their...
by Ryukan | Sep 15, 2010 | Sponsors
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by Ryukan | Sep 1, 2010 | Sponsors
Great story about poets feeling an urgency to do something in response to the BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. A telling paragraph in the article is this one: King and Staples modeled their group after Poets Against War, a popular Web site established in January 2003 that...
by Ryukan | Sep 1, 2010 | Blog
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/in-other-words/george-bowering-bullshit-artist-a-poetics-of-attention/article1675695/ A great primer to innovative Canadian poetry with Big Daddy George Bowering. It includes great testimonials from some of George’s friends...
by Ryukan | Aug 24, 2010 | Events
Living Room, our writer’s critique circle resumes in October for SPLAB’s 2010-2011 season. It will happen at the new SPLAB in the Cultural Corner of the former Columbia School, 3528 S. Ferdinand. (Enter from Edmunds in the back.) This school is two blocks...
by Ryukan | Aug 20, 2010 | Blog
A GREAT article on the August Poetry Postcard Fest by a participant. He REALLY gets the idea of the project, and explains here. You’ll find more information about the fest here. Happy Summer. SPLAB’s Fall Season will start in October. Exciting details...
