by Splabman | Oct 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
I am honored to have been included in the 4th European Beat Studies Network conference, which is happening now in Brussels, Belgium. I was last in Brussels in 2010 for the Tools of the Sacred conference which was organized by the very capable and considerate host and...
by Splabman | Oct 29, 2015 | POPO
More Salish art and a poem resulting from what the postcard fest instructions suggested since year 1, that is “something of the here and now” should/could get into the poem. That’s what postcards are after all, no? My ongoing battle with dehydration and the fest as...
by Splabman | Oct 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
George Bowering, (born December 1, 1935) was Canada’s first Parliamentary Poet Laureate, is author of more than 90 books, and is the best-known of TISH group of poets based in Vancouver in the early 60’s. The interview focused on his new book My Darling...
by Splabman | Oct 19, 2015 | POPO
The latest poem from the 2015 August Poetry Postcard Fest. (See other poems here.) A Georgia O’Keeffe card and great epigraph from Joanne Kyger, the composition of which affected the content. (Wait til the ink dries!)
by Splabman | Oct 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
(Workshop given at Tacoma Poetry Festival, Saturday, October 17, 2015) Personal Myth, Place, Genius Loci – Paul Nelson What is the myth you are living? Your Personal Mythology, relationship to place and to the spirit of the place in which you live are components of a...
by Splabman | Oct 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
After 1,909 days of marriage to Meredith A. (Sedlachek) Nelson, our union ended with a whimper in the King County Courthouse on Thursday (Oct 15, 2015) followed by a Cajun Meal at Marcela’s Creole Cookery in Pioneer Square with Gumbo, Muffaletta and coffee with...
