by Ryukan | Mar 23, 2011 | Blog
& after 1A: The marathon will continue to buzz early into the morning via a local who spent much of his late teens studying the Beat hero. Says Greg Bem about staying up late and appreciating Ginsberg: “I acquired Howl, the movie with James Franco, and...
by Ryukan | Mar 14, 2011 | Blog
The SPLAB Visiting Poet Series welcomed Nathaniel Mackey to Seattle March 11 and 12, 2011, for a prose reading and conversation, a workshop and a poetry reading. For many reasons, this event set a new high water mark for SPLAB. Mackey was the 2nd Visiting Poet to read...
by Ryukan | Mar 10, 2011 | Blog
It’s that time again, lovely raffle entrants. If you have pitched in your five bones (or more!), you will want to be present for your chance to win GREAT PRIZES from SIFF CINEMA, CHELSEA DELI and NEW DIRECTIONS Press. Meredith A. Nelson will be your raffle...
by Ryukan | Feb 11, 2011 | Blog
Writers of all ages and skill levels gather every Tuesday at 7P at SPLAB to read new work, the work of someone else or to just be in the engaging company of other writers. This week, Meredith A. Nelson hosts a discussion of Poetry as Protest, in light of the recent...
by Ryukan | Feb 9, 2011 | Events
OPEN BOOKS If we don’t read one another who do we ever read and if we don’t read one another who can we expect to read us? and if we don’t read one another and if we don’t read why bother writing these lines so deep in our faces that take so...