Tag Archives: Columbia City Writers

1st Living Room of 2012 w/ Graham Isaac

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Splabman

With the start of a new year, so comes the opportunity to look ahead, in both life and writing. On the 3rd of January, 2012, Graham Isaac will facilitate a brief discussion of what it means both conceptually and practically … Continue reading →

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Living Room, Tuesday Nov 22 7P Thanks or Genocide?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Splabman

As Thanksgiving approaches school children learn the story of pilgrims, Plymouth rock, helpful natives and thanks. As those children grow older they realize that the way the pilgrims gave thanks was genocide. That kind of ruins the story. Using examples … Continue reading →

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Living Room 10.25.11 B.Y.O.D – 7P

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Splabman

Have you had an absurd or incomprehensible dream lately?  Rich subconscious secrets and great poems cleverly hide behind and between dream images.  Often the more absurd the inviting dream and its connections are, the more rich meaning resides.  It is … Continue reading →

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Living Room Tuesday, October 4 – 7PM 98118 Lives!

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Splabman

“To be frank, the inevitable panel discussion on the ‘poetry of place’ bores me: it takes place too literally. The place of poetry is nothing less than the place of love, for language; the place of shifting ground, for human … Continue reading →

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