by Ryukan | May 20, 2011 | Events
Who are the quintessential poets of Cascadia; that area (according to one scholar) from Cape Mendocino in northern California east to Yellowstone Lake, up the Continental Divide to (& including) the Alaska panhandle, most of British Columbia, all of Washington,...
by Ryukan | Mar 5, 2011 | Blog
March 20 – George Bowering – 7:30PM plus Open Mic. Emcee Paul Nelson. George Bowering is a poet/novelist from British Columbia. He was Canada’s first Parliamentary Poet Laureate, 2002-2004. His latest poetry book is the 375-page My Darling Nellie Grey, a series...
by Ryukan | Nov 6, 2010 | Events
This page features some of the SPLAB archive, including interviews done for SPLAB with Visiting Poets, Northwest Poets, readings at SPLAB and elsewhere that we’ve recorded, & radio segments including SPLAB Presents, which aired for several months in 2011 and...
by Ryukan | Sep 30, 2010 | Events
SPLAB @ Doe Bay is a series of readings at an amazing retreat on Orcas Island, curated by your friendly neighborhood SPLAB. There are accommodations from the rustic to the luxurious, designed to meet any budget & the cafe is remarkable. Included in the series are...
by Ryukan | Sep 1, 2010 | Blog
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/in-other-words/george-bowering-bullshit-artist-a-poetics-of-attention/article1675695/ A great primer to innovative Canadian poetry with Big Daddy George Bowering. It includes great testimonials from some of George’s friends...
