by Splabman | Oct 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Michael McClure would have turned 92 Sunday, October 20, 2024. His book: Touching the Edge: Dharma Devotions from the Hummingbird Sangha may be the best Zen poetry written in English. It has influenced me considerably and prompted me three years ago to create my own...
by Splabman | Oct 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’m delighted to be part of two important poetry readings in the next few days. Saturday, October 19, 2-4pm, Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue: TAKE A STAND: Poets Against Hate. The Raven Chronicles is sponsoring and curating this...
by Splabman | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’m delighted to have been invited to read as part of the Jack Straw Writers Program reading Monday, October 21, 2024 at 7pm. Other poets include John Burgess, Bill Carty, Denise Michaels, Susan Rich and Katharine Whitcomb. Jack Straw is a wonderful place to...
by Splabman | Sep 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
I am still floating from my recent visit to British Columbia, which I took for a series of events centered around Cascadian Zen Volume I. Events at the Mountain Rain Zen Center in Vancouver, the Abbey in Cumberland, the Quadra Island Community Center and time at...
by Splabman | Aug 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
I was delighted to see this note from Christopher Yohmei Blasdel: I’m thrilled to announce the streaming re-release of “Heart of Bamboo: Poetry and Music in the Zen Tradition,” featuring the poetry of Sam Hamill with my shakuhachi and Liz Falconer on...
