by Splabman | May 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ever since Greg Bem arrived in Seattle from Philadelphia he has been a literary dynamo, presenting and participating in events that are rich in imagination, well-conceived and have added depth to the often uninspired events that pass for literary art happenings around...
by Splabman | May 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
OK, I’m back. It was 4,167 miles in Que (my Honda) to Portland, Boise (via John Day River watershed in Oregon), to Moab, Grand Junction, CO, Denver, Taos, Quemado, NM, Phelan, CA, Lancaster, CA, Danville, CA, Bolinas, Portland and back to the Emerald City...
by Splabman | May 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
The effort to get the word out about Make It True: Poetry from Cascadia begins in Portland, with a reading organized by longtime Portland poet dan raphael, who wrote: A reading to celebrate the publication of Make It True: Poetry from Cascadia, with Allison Cobb, Jen...
by Splabman | May 14, 2015 | POPO
I love this notion of pre-bedtime suggestions. I have been doing that the last few months, or more based on the latest poems to be posted here from the ongoing series After The Japanese. I have been posting the poems in hunks of four the last few months and it...
by Splabman | May 13, 2015 | POPO
I am starting to get emails about the August Poetry Postcard Fest. Questions like: 1) Is the fest on this year? (Yes). 2) Can you sign me up now? (No). 3) What are the main changes this year? (This year we’re charging for the first time. It’s a $10 dollar...