by Splabman | Jul 5, 2015 | POPO
First an update on the 2015 August Poetry Postcard Fest. We have 70 signups in the first 44 hours and the first two groups are complete. Lists have been sent out to groups 1 & 2. Participants in the first two groups represent: Mobile AL, Tuscaloosa AL, Castlegar...
by Splabman | Jul 4, 2015 | POPO
The August Poetry Postcard Fest was initiated in 2007 by poets Paul Nelson and Lana Ayers. 2015 marks year nine and this is your official call. Directions to participate in the fest are linked here. This year poets will be organized in groups of 32 and the list will...
by Splabman | Jul 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
A reading from the first ever anthology of Cascadia Poetry was held Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Milepost 5 in Portland. Details and audio here: https://cascadiapoetryfestival.org/make-it-true-reading-audio/
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...
