by Splabman | Jun 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Waiting in the garden on a hot day for a friend and our bike ride, I perused Facebook only to see the news that Vancouver poet Jamie Reid had died at age 74. The news came via his wife Carol on his Facebook page: Dear Friends Our beloved Jamie died suddenly on...
by Splabman | Jun 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
For over 30 years Seattle guitarist Eric Tingstad has been recording and performing in Cascadia and around the world. Often with his collaborator Nancy Rumbel, with whom he was awarded a Grammy in 2003. I braved the east side traffic to meet Eric at his Sammammish...
by Splabman | Jun 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
The latest in this series of 100 poems with references to: Homepage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370 Lost in the Woods (Sept 2000) Notes On Gone South...
by Splabman | Jun 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
In the year 2001, after the tragic events of that September, and only about five years under my belt as a curator/facilitator of events featuring visiting poets, I had the good fortune to organize a visit by legendary poet, anthologist, essayist, Jerome Rothenberg....
by Splabman | Jun 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
The road has its own demands. Make plans, the road reserves the right to laugh. Hail. Close. Be patrolled with USAmerican religious trooper zeal and yet you go 80+ under sun & big sky. You can’t even buy a small Trinidad in the Country Store and another...