by Splabman | 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 Splabman | May 6, 2011 | Blog
This week in the Living Room, Meredith A. Nelson hosts. We’ll kick off the night with a few exercises to get your blood flowing. No leotard required, just pen and paper. Afterwards, we’ll share our work, listen, offer critique and enjoy the usual circle...
by Splabman | Apr 20, 2011 | Events
May 3 – Kelly Lydick in the SPLAB Living Room Kelly Lydick is a writer, photographer and editor who holds an M.A. in Writing and Consciousness from the New College of California (now California Institute of Integral Studies). Her writing has appeared in Switched-on...
by Splabman | Mar 23, 2011 | Blog
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live as another person, if only for a day? For a week? For three years? Mary Paynter Sherwin brings us the famous case of Martin Guerre for inspiration this week as we look at capturing another person’s life in our work....
by Splabman | Mar 21, 2011 | Events
Elegy, a long poetic tradition. Generally a lamenting song of grieving for the deceased subject. What are the existential ramifications of this mode of writing? What new types of being does this allow for the dead? What of the role of the creator of this new phase...
