by Splabman | May 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sam Hamill would have been 80 today, May 9, 2023. He has been gone 5 years now, but he is in my head daily. Anytime I drink saké, eat sushi, look at my altar and often when I am engaged in reading or discussing poetry, Sam is there. So, in trying to figure out how I...
by Splabman | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
It has been a magical 10 week ride so far, examining Brenda Hillman’s new book In a Few Minutes Before Later. In the last five week workshop we’ll look at the last third of the book, examine sympathetic course materials and do writing exercises based on...
by Splabman | Mar 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
I am delighted to present an interview about the art book Heavy Lifting, a collaboration by Felicia Rice of Moving Parts Press and the poet Theresa Whitehill. Recorded Friday, March 25, 2023, via Zoom about how the project came together, what it means to create...
by Splabman | Mar 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
The AWP Conference is in Seattle again (March 8-11) and 10,000 writers are expected to be in Seattle for the proceedings. (Come say hello to the Cascadia Poetics Lab at the bookfair table T1427.) We are involved in at 5 off-site readings that merit your consideration:...
by Splabman | Feb 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’m delighted to have work in the new anthology curated by the outgoing Washington Poet Laureate Rena Priest. A postcard poem from 2022 was selected and I got this note from the publisher, Empty Bowl Press:…We will have some early copies of the book for...
