by Splabman | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Paul Nelson facilitated the visit of renowned poet and activist Brenda Hillman to SPLAB in November 2011, as part of the Visiting Poets Series. The whole interview is here. Hear a clip from the interview she did with Paul Nelson here: Audio of the reading is here....
by Splabman | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Diane Di Prima – American Poetry and the Beat Movement from a Female Perspective Diane Di Prima is perhaps the most well-known female poet of the Beat Literary movement. She discussed how she decided at age fourteen to dedicate her life to poetry, how she first...
by Splabman | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the final segment from my August 24, 2012 interview with poet Nate Mackey, he responds to questions about the notions of reincarnation, lost continents and how his book Nod House is about “an age coming to and end,” but also how he has hope for...
by Splabman | Oct 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Laura Simms – Storytelling as Healing Modality Laura Simms is a storyteller and author of The Robe of Love: Secret Instructions for the Heart. She discusses her youthful penchant for storytelling, how she learned about the craft from Native elder Vi...
by Splabman | Oct 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
We caught up with Dutch sound poet and vocal improvisor Jaap Blonk before his Earshot Jazz Festival gig on Friday, October 26, 2012. (Kudos to John Gilbreath and Earshot for presenting this.) We discussed how Blonk got interested in sound poetry, how his vocal...