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Black Earth Institute Off Site AWP Reading

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Splabman

From Judith Roche: Dear Friends and Colleagues, You are invited to a reception/informal poetry reading event on the Thursday of AWP, February 27th, 7:00PM- 11:PM. The event is sponsored by Black Earth Institute and we are inviting writers who have … Continue reading →

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Floating Bridge Chapbook Award

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Splabman

Floating Bridge Press is now accepting submissions for its 19th annual Poetry Chapbook Award! Who is eligible: Washington State poets How to submit: Electronic submissions only (seewww.floatingbridgepress.org) Reading fee: $12.00 Page limit: 24 pages Deadline: Saturday, March 1st, 2014 All … Continue reading →

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Daphne Marlatt and the Spirit of a Bioregion

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Splabman

To dwell with conifers. Eaves drip, echo cedar’s arm shedding water down Spray scales waxy (cover you lost. -Daphne Marlatt from the poem Under published in Liquidities: Vancouver Poems Then and Now My cultural investigation of the bioregion known as Cascadia continues … Continue reading →

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Getting to Know Cascadian Poets

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Splabman

Part of the reason SPLAB started the Cascadia Poetry Festival was to build better connections between all poets of the bioregion, with an emphasis on innovators. Today begins a series of posts leading up to Cascadia II on some of … Continue reading →

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