by Splabman | Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
So the Cascadia Poetry Fest articles and blog posts are now popping, see Paul Constant in the Stranger with an article on bioregional poetry with this quote: It’s important that poetry is embracing the idea of Cascadia because poetry is at the forefront of...
by Splabman | Apr 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, April 23rd at 7PM, at the Covington Library, 27100 164th Ave SE, Covington, WA 98042, I’ll be bringing three Seattle poets for a Poetry Coffeehouse. Judith Roche, Peter Munro and Amber Nelson will be joining me and open mic readers. It would be...
by Splabman | Apr 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
The term Ecopoetics has been in vogue since about the turn of the century. Beyond the well-known “nature poem” I take this term to be used with the insinuation of a little more responsibility on the part of the poet who writes such poetry. I’ve never...
by Splabman | Apr 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
The SPLAB Board President, Joe Chiveney, has been an incredible asset since joining SPLAB a few years ago. I joke that non-profits should have counselors on their boards, because they are used to dysfunction. HA! Having Joe tell me when I am the crazy one and when I...
by Splabman | Apr 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
I started investigating the Seattle Open Mic scene in 1994 and soon found a home at Red Sky Poetry Theater. I attended one of the last, if not the last Red Sky reading at the Ditto Tavern and then was a regular for about ten years as the run at the Globe happened...