by Ryukan | Dec 14, 2012 | Blog
This past Fall I had the opportunity to participate in one of the largest poetry experiments in history. The University of Pennsylvania staged a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Modern and Contemporary American Poetry. Capably guided by Al Filries, the course...
by Ryukan | Jun 1, 2011 | Blog
What do onomatopoeia, scat singing, synethesia, word-as-image, l=a=n=g=u=a=g=e poetry, the Dogon idea of “Mu” (via Nathaniel Mackey) and its connection to Charles Olson’s idea of “pre-utterance,” and ancient occult ideas of “nyama” and...
by Ryukan | Feb 10, 2011 | Events
SPLAB welcomes legendary poet, essayist, novelist and editor Nathaniel Mackey to Columbia City for a reading, workshop at the new SPLAB location, 3651 S. Edmunds in the Cultural Corner of the former Columbia School and a talk at the NW African-American Museum. The...
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...
