by Splabman | Jul 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today ends an eleven day period during which I have been VERY BUSY with gatherings sponsored by Subud. I was “opened” in Subud on June 27, 2004 and started taking the latihan kedjiwaan very seriously in 2008. The Zones conference was a gathering of Subud...
by Splabman | Jul 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday (July 2, 2012) I was fortunate enough to get a chance to interview George Stanley at his Vancouver apartment. A San Francisco native, he studied with Jack Spicer and Robert Duncan in the fertile early days of the so-called San Francisco Renaissance of the...
by Splabman | Jun 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
I had the good fortune to conduct an interview with Shahar Bram on June 17, 2012. His previous book Charles Olson and Alfred North Whitehead: An Essay on Poetry was a huge find during the middle of my graduate work on Organic Poetry. I talked with him over Skype about...
by Splabman | Jun 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
I was asked by Jack Straw to read as part of their 50th anniversary marathon, Saturday, June 16. I’ll read around 5:30 with Stevie Kallos and Kathleen Alcala. Please consider attending. Jack Straw’s 50th Anniversary Friday, June 15, 7pm – Saturday,...
by Splabman | Jun 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Jim O’Halloran is a Subud Brother, nurse and brilliant musician. He plays flute and does occasional gigs around town, always surrounding himself with other excellent musicians. We met at the Seattle Subud House and then later saw each other at an Earshot concert...
by Splabman | Jun 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Saturday, June 23, 2012, 3:00pm Rachel Hug’s House: 4219 Letitia Av S (Lower Unit) Readers: Emily Kendal Frey, Paul Nelson, Kate Lebo I am so psyched to be reading with Emily and Kate. I hope Kate brings pie. I hope Emily brings my copy of her chapbook that I...
