by Splabman | Sep 26, 2011 | Events
The mind writes what is. —Gertrude Stein Zuihitisu is a classical Japanese form that looks like prose but sounds like poetry. Zuihitsu has been translated as “following the brush” or “random jottings.” The poet accumulates anecdotes, impressions, overheard...
by Splabman | Sep 25, 2011 | Events
On September 24th, poets gathered at SPLAB & in 650 cities around the world in an event called 100 Thousand Poets for Change. Featured poets at SPLAB for 100 Thousand Poets for Change included City Lights poet and Suquamish native Cedar Sigo, who also facilitated...
by Splabman | Aug 29, 2011 | Events
Greetings, If you didn’t know already, and if you haven’t sent work already, well, PageBoy Magazine is currently gathering material for its upcoming issue. We are looking for poetry and prose and. Essays and artwork and. Fakes and masterpieces so long...
by Splabman | Aug 24, 2011 | Events
Nico Vassilakis has been active in Seattle’s literary community for 20 years. His recent work includes co-editing The Last Vispo: Visual Poetry Anthology 1998-2008 forthcoming from Fantagraphics Books in Fall 2012. Mickey O’Connor is the author of three...
by Splabman | Jul 26, 2011 | Events
Join us at SPLAB, Wednesday, September 21st at 7:30 for a reading of one visiting poet (New Orleans) and one recently transplanted poet who has become very active in the local literary scene. Verna Press, in New Orleans is touring the West Coast with the poet David...
by Splabman | Jul 25, 2011 | Events
Trev Carolan is the editor of Making Waves: Reading BC and Pacific Northwest Literature. Paul Nelson caught up with him at the Prophouse Cafe in Vancouver to talk about the book. SPLAB Presents for the week of July 25, 2011. The whole interview with Trevor Carolan....