Tag Archives: Seattle Poetry Groups

Poetilla Floats On

Invitation to Poetilla 5 Want to spend a couple of hours on Lake Union in the company of savvy writers? Looking for intelligent critique of your work—whether poetry, fiction or something in between? Join the Poetilla, a writers’ round table … Continue reading

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Last Two SPLAB Living Rooms in Columbia City

We’re down to two last Living Room writer’s critique circle sessions in Columbia City. Early returns on the outreach we’re doing suggests that, while the current SPLAB is a lovely and intimate space, it is out of the way for … Continue reading

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SPLAB Living Room for Tuesday, May 15: No Lack of Ghosts 7P

Paranomasia has nothing to do with a lack of ghosts.  Rather, it comes from Greek, meaning word-shunting, and refers to the deliberate exploitation of words to achieve multiple meanings, ambiguities, humor, etc. (i.e., punning; i.e. cummings) — a way of … Continue reading

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Abecedarians Living Room 2.28.12 7P

Abecedarians & Other Constraints This week we’ll take on the notion of the abecedarian and combine it with a page or two from a reference book containing an alphabetical listing of words–the dictionary. From early Hebrew poetry to Harryette Mullen, … Continue reading

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