by Ryukan | Jun 4, 2010 | Sponsors
INTRODUCING BASE CAMP Flexible, affordable, enriching, fun: Base Camp is an exciting new opportunity to explore and learn about the North Cascades from professional naturalists while enjoying the comforts of our environmentally-friendly campus in the heart of the...
by Ryukan | Jun 4, 2010 | Sponsors
Sat, 06/12/2010 – 9:00pm Richard Wirick’s new collection of interconnected short stories, Kicking In (Soft Skull), takes the drug war out of the context of the ‘fringe element,’ and shines a light on another variety of user: the Valium-fogged...
by Ryukan | Jun 3, 2010 | Sponsors
Each review John Olson does is a life-force, a huge energy source in itself. Have you see his latest book The Nothing that Is? Damn! This is what writing can be. He looks into Michael McClure’s Mysterioso 1 here:...
by Ryukan | Jun 2, 2010 | Sponsors
The Friends of Lorine Niedecker are now accepting submissions for the Summer 2010 issue of The Solitary Plover. We accept original poetry, essays and news items. The deadline is 5 p.m. CST Friday, June 11, 2010. Please send all submissions...
by Ryukan | May 29, 2010 | Sponsors
James Franco is Allen Ginsberg, poet laureate of the Beat generation, in this celebration of the work that captured a cultural moment and defined a literary scene. Academy-Award winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Celluloid Closet, The Times of...
by Ryukan | May 29, 2010 | Sponsors
May 19, 2010 Michael read to a partisan crowd at the legendary Moe’s Books in Berkeley on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The audio available here, skips past the introduction and the assorted GRAHHRS offered by the audience as Michael is welcomed to the mic. He read...
by Ryukan | May 28, 2010 | Sponsors
Organic Poetry is one way to make composition an occasion of experience. This entertaining workshop for serious writers of all levels of experience includes lively discussions, sound from interviews with poets and simple writing techniques which can be used in many...
by Ryukan | May 27, 2010 | Sponsors
Next Show – May 29, 2010 – Featuring Mami Watu & Avery Young Don’t miss the next Voices Rising show at the new Southside Commons space in Columbia City! When: Saturday, May 29, 2010 – Doors Open at 7:30 p.m., Show at 8 p.m. Cost: Sliding scale – $10-$25 Advance...
by Ryukan | May 26, 2010 | Sponsors
Our first season since moving to Columbia City finished last night (5.25.10) with a record 17 poets in the Living Room. Thanks to the Striped Water Poets who showed up with a wide variety of work. Thanks also to Jim Jones, our guest poet, for giving us insight into...
by Ryukan | May 25, 2010 | Sponsors
Tonight at 7PM, we meet again in the SPLAB Living Room, 4816 Rainier AV S, in the 2nd floor lounge of the Columbia City Cinema. Hear guest Jim Jones talk about his poetry and maybe his Kerouac scholarship. Read a poem for a gentle critique. Or, like Jonda, come just...
by Ryukan | May 22, 2010 | Sponsors
Greetings, Friends of Open Books, We are just back from the Bulk Mail Center in way-south Seattle, where we take the hardcopy version of this missive for sending. After handing over our little bins to Dora, the clerk we’ve known for years, we stopped by the...
by Ryukan | May 22, 2010 | Sponsors
From Richard Olafson: Richard Olafson sent a message to the Facebook members of Pacific Rim Review of Books. Richard OlafsonMay 19, 2010 at 4:30pm Subject: The new issue of the PRRB is out now! The new issue of the Pacific Rim Review of Books has been received from...
by Ryukan | May 19, 2010 | Sponsors
21 Friday 7:30-9:00 p.m Poetry Reading and Book Signing with Paul Nelson In A Time Before Slaughter, poet Paul Nelson explores Auburn’s history in verse, creating a masterpiece in the spirit of classic collages of place penned by American modernists. In a compelling...
by Ryukan | May 19, 2010 | Sponsors
From Charles Bernstein: S/N: NewWorldPoetics is a quarterly journal dedicated to the poetries of the Americas and to South/North [S/N] dialog. In each issue we will publish poetry and poetics in English or Spanish translation, introducing North American readers to...
by Ryukan | May 18, 2010 | Sponsors
Dear Writing and Reading Friends… On Sunday, May 2, a devastating fire consumed the wonderful Great Northwest Book Store in Portland. Great Northwest Books was one of the quintessential used/rare book stores on the west coast and news of the fire spread far and...
