by Splabman | Jan 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
I get nervous sending out review copies of my new books. Fortunately, I took Sam Hamill’s advice from a few years ago to heart and am not in a rush to publish. At least I don’t think I am. But my project was probably overdue for publication. And I have...
by Splabman | Jan 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
2016 marks Year Four in a twenty year cultural exploration of the Cascadia bioregion. The methodology is poetry and several projects are coming to fruition. Here are some key events in that effort: Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016: Vancouver Reading. Thursday, Jan 14,...
by Splabman | Dec 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Splabman | Dec 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
It seems as if “demons” or the “devil” is a thread that ran through this year’s fest for me. “Nafsu” is a related Indonesian word that might better be better translated as “lower forces.” Not demonic, per se, but required to be working in a proper hierarchy for best...
by Splabman | Dec 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
In September 2015 I had the chance to interview a poet and long-time bioregionalist Jerry Martien on the waterfront in Eureka, California. With Jim Dodge, he’s one of the two poets from extreme Southern Cascadia in the book Make It True: Poetry From Cascadia. I...
