by Splabman | Aug 18, 2016 | Blog
It is a rather remarkable thing to have in a city: an all-poetry bookstore. Cambridge, MA and Boulder, CO, are the only two USAmerican cities (besides Seattle) I believe with such a cultural nexus. And for many years the people who made Seattle’s all poetry...
by Splabman | Mar 16, 2014 | Blog
When touting Seattle’s status as a literary town, inevitably Open Books is noted, one of (now) three all poetry bookstores in the US of A. And sometimes those who note it have actually been there and John Marshall and Christine Deavel know and remember. Asked...
by Splabman | Mar 6, 2013 | Blog
FROM Greg Bem: Seattle Poetry Panels: The State of Seattle Poetry Hello everyone. Please see below for the first of a series of online poetry panels based out of Seattle. We’re starting it off with a moderated conversation on “the state of Seattle...