by Splabman | May 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
I wrote a more extensive birthday post for Sam Hamill’s 70th last year (see this) and this year I took a page (or three) out of the Book of Rexroth for Sam. You can see more of my engagements with this amazing poet and man here. Happy Birthday Sam.
by Splabman | Dec 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
The day after Sam Hamill gave a reading at Doe Bay on Orcas Island, as part of the SPLAB at Doe Bay series, his book Measured by Stone was current and he sat down to discuss his trilogy Habitations, how one bow’s to their muse, the poem in sequence (serial poem)...
by Splabman | Nov 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s one of those moments that you remember forever. Sam Hamill wanted to show me something in his home that he knew I would appreciate. He carefully lifted up an object about three feet high and 10 inches or so wide. The front appeared to be fossilized maple and on...
by Splabman | Nov 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
I will never forget the moment when Sam Hamill showed me the book Ian Boyden made of his new poem “Habitations” a couple of years ago. It was about a yard high and the cover was made from what looked to be fossilized maple. The pages were all original...
by Splabman | Jul 18, 2012
Sam Hamill – The Translation & Publishing Work of Copper Canyon Press The founding editor of the nation’s premier non-profit literary press, Sam Hamill, discusses the press, poetry, and the importance of an emphasis on translation to an American...
