Qinghai Sound Report

From Qinghai Lake to Tongren, Xi’an and Beijing, Sounds of China In August, 2010, I received my invitation to the 3rd Qinghai Lake International Poetry Festival and a year later arrived in China with my wife Meredith on August 6, 2011. We spent a night in Beijing and...

Pacific Rim Poetrics Workshop Hugo House

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...

Hugo House Workshop Registration

Pacific Rim Poetics is the Hugo House workshop offering from Your Wily Splabman starting in late January. See THIS from the Hugo House and please consider taking the 6 week Pacific Rim Poetics course. & remember, there’s a preview this Saturday at SPLAB from...

Pacific Rim Poetics

SPLAB POETRY WORKSHOP Saturday, December 11 12 to 3pm … the Pacific Coast of America faces the Far East, culturally as well as geographically… – Kenneth Rexroth What does it mean to be a Pacific Rim poet? In this course, we’ll continue our exploration of innovative...

Write-O-Rama @ Hugo House

This is a fundraiser for the Richard Hugo House that happens twice a year. We’re lucky to have such a vibrant writer’s center in our town, so please consider spending the day @ RHH. There will be two morning glimpses at Pacific Rim Poetics, but MANY other...