by Paul Nelson | Jul 13, 2012 | POPO
I was preparing for my reading tonight at the Five Alarms Lit Crawl in Greenwood. (Gratitud y Gracias to Aaron Kokorowski, Greg Bem, Graham Isaac, Bryan Miller & other organizers.) The Four Hoarse Men will be performing and I have a slot myself as well. What to...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
The 2012 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Marathon was a remarkable affair that set a new record for duration: 13.5 hours. BIG THANKS to Mickey O’Connor, Band of Poets, Greg Bem and his EVIL BEMPIRE featuring Aaron Kokorowski and their band of minions as well as all who...
by Paul Nelson | May 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Sound the alarm! Five Alarms is bringing 14 of the hottest acts in Seattle literature to the burgeoning scene in Greenwood! Come crawl the streets of this North Seattle jewel of a neighborhood that has long fostered a variety of art, music, literature, and theater....
by Paul Nelson | May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Ginsberg Marathon this year happens Saturday, June 2 at SPLAB and may be SPLAB’s last big event in Columbia City. Band of Poets is featured along with Mickey O’Connor. (See photos). This from BoP’s John Burgess: Set List for Ginsberg Marathon...
by Paul Nelson | May 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Greg Bem, Jason Conger & Joe Chiveney, poets I met through SPLAB, liked my idea of doing a cover of a Four Horsemen Sound Poem. I had seen the clip from Ron Mann’s documentary, Poetry in Motion (1981) and proposed the idea of performing it at the Breadline...
