by Splabman | Nov 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Amalio Madueño, the great Taos poet whom I met while attending the legendary Taos Poetry Circus for three years in the late 90s, came to Seattle Labor Day weekend to attend Sam Hamill’s book release party at Elliott Bay Books. Habitation is Sam’s new...
by Splabman | Aug 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Looking back, it was October 2011 when I accepted a friend request from a man I had never met, or heard of, named El Habib Louai. He said he was a Moroccan poet and I tend to accept friend requests from poets. Right off the bat he also explained he was a Beat scholar...