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Living Room w/ Maryna Ajaja and Mayakovsky

To open up our second SPLAB Living Room Tuesday, November 2, Maryna Ajaja will read a small essay on rhythm, How Are Verses Made? by Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. Why Mayakovsky?  Because he was a revolutionary poet, a genius, a … Continue reading

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SPLAB @ Doe Bay

SPLAB @ Doe Bay is a series of readings at an amazing retreat on Orcas Island, curated by your friendly neighborhood SPLAB. There are accommodations from the rustic to the luxurious, designed to meet any budget & the cafe is … Continue reading

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Poets for Living Waters

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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