by Splabman | Dec 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
I re-posted this interview on this website and it’s gotten about 200 hits and will be translated into Spanish by Hamill’s translator, Esteban Moore. An excerpt: The editor of Copper Canyon Press for over 30 years, author of over 40 books of poetry and...
by Splabman | Dec 12, 2011
Why Poetry Matters: An Interview with Sam Hamill (Recorded August 31, 2005) Sam Hamill is perhaps America’s most outspoken anti-war poet-activist. He quotes the ancient Greek poet, Sappho, saying that warmongering is childish behavior: I mean, what is the difference...
by Splabman | May 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sam Hamill would have been 80 today, May 9, 2023. He has been gone 5 years now, but he is in my head daily. Anytime I drink saké, eat sushi, look at my altar and often when I am engaged in reading or discussing poetry, Sam is there. So, in trying to figure out how I...
by Splabman | Apr 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I started getting more interested in poetry, early 90s (which does not seem like such a long time ago) I’d heard rumors about this curmudgeon in the Seattle poetry community. He was gruff, but had done a ton of work in editing, writing essays and writing...
by Splabman | Apr 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
From Greg Bem in Spokane, WA: Greetings from Spokane! I am pleased to announce the third release from Carbonation Press: Paul E. Nelson’s DaySong Miracle (Past 62). This small book is available now in Spokane, Seattle, and via Lulu. It has been an honor and...
