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Five Innovative Writers from Seattle and Beyond

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Splabman

Friday, September 24, 2010, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Henry Auditorium Free In tandem with the conference Convergence Zones: Public Cultures and Translocal Practices, sponsored by the UW and Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, five writers read their … Continue reading →

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Xerolage 46 – STARINGS by Nico Vassilakis

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Splabman

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X E R O L A G E  4 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Continue reading →

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Poets for Living Waters

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Splabman

Great story about poets feeling an urgency to do something in response to the BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. A telling paragraph in the article is this one: King and Staples modeled their group after Poets Against War, a … Continue reading →

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George Bowering Interview

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Splabman

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/in-other-words/george-bowering-bullshit-artist-a-poetics-of-attention/article1675695/ A great primer to innovative Canadian poetry with Big Daddy George Bowering. It includes great testimonials from some of George’s friends and this list: What makes a poet a poet? 1. Insatiable curiosity about the facts. 2. An ear … Continue reading →

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