by Splabman | Dec 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
I made it to Clatskanie, Oregon, birthplace of Raymond Carver, to have a writing retreat in a cabin on an organic farm. Of course there would be a snow storm and a 90 minute delay on Hwy 30 getting here, but here I am going over 2021 poems, which means a whole lot of...
by Splabman | Dec 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Each day after Bhakti and I have our morning beverage (a matcha latté for me, coffee for her) I sit at this here Mac and journal about the previous day. Before that though, I read last year’s journal entry. There were riches in my December 9, 2020 journal entry...
by Splabman | Nov 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
I have been fortunate to facilitate online workshops since Fall 2020. It is one of the great personal developments of the pandemic restructuring that we’re experiencing right now and, of course, if you want to know more about something, teach it. Starting from...
by Splabman | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
On Friday, November 12, 2021, Adelia MacWilliam and I visited the W.A.C. Bennett Special Collections Library at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. to investigate the extensive Michael McClure archives held there. Tony Power has been the Head of Special...
by Splabman | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Thirteen months ago I started facilitating workshops again and I never knew how much joy and inspiration could come from engaging people at a deep level via Zoom poetry workshops. And before I get far into this missive, please listen to Pat Martino’s rendition...
