Tag Archives: Seattle Writing Groups

Living Room Tuesday 3.13.12 Poetry Extraction

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Splabman

Poetry Extraction One purpose of jargon is to rationalize discourse by substituting objective language for subjective language. (Just look at that sentence.) Ironically, removing emotion-soaked terms makes language sound disturbed, robotic. Take this blurb from the DSM-IV (the bible of … Continue reading →

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Living Room, Tuesday, Mar 6: I Love this Poem Because ____

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Splabman

I Love this Poem Because ____ Tonight’s question for Living Room is simple, but likely contributes to why we write poetry and participate in the circle in the first place: What is a poem you love? Can you bring one … Continue reading →

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Abecedarians Living Room 2.28.12 7P

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Splabman

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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Never Not Making It New: The Poet’s Always Work (Living Room Tue 2/21)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Splabman

“Words can neither define nor explain”  -Alan Watts It is not news that the world is in a constant state of flux (just ask the Fluxus poets, or Siddhartha Gautama).  Ever-evolving, it parallels life itself; the only thing absolute is … Continue reading →

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