by Splabman | Apr 28, 2015 | Blog
At the 3rd Cascadia Poetry Fest in Nanaimo Friday night, a poetry death match.
by Splabman | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog
The local organizing committee in Nanaimo is working hard to make the third iteration of the fest, April 30-May3, 2015, a huge success. They have created a poster for one of the lighter events at the Festival, the Marmot Bout. Named for an alter ego of the emcee,...
by Splabman | Nov 30, 2014 | Blog
Reports are still coming in but it is apparent that longtime Red Sky poet David Whited who died yesterday morning. Michael Hureaux said: “Great poet and one of the silliest and laughingest men life could ever bless a person’s presence with. The world has...
by Splabman | Nov 16, 2012 | Blog
If you are wondering what SPLAB has been up to lately, we’re scaling back in preparation of something quite huge. In our last season, Sept 2011 to June 2012, we produced 51 events. With the arrival of Ella Roque Nelson, that pace became impossible, so we decided...
by Splabman | Jun 25, 2012 | Blog
As I prepare to make one last presentation at one last Living Room in Columbia City, I am taking a moment to look back and consider all the great things that happened in our three year run here. My wife Meredith and I planned to relocate to Seattle as soon as my...