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Contact: Paul E. Nelson
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In this E-Fishwrapper, Six Week Organic Poetry workshop at Hugo House, WPA On-Line Poetry Collection, New State Poet Laureate, Cascade Journal Release Party, Crispen Glover in Seattle, H.D. Marathon in Portland and Rebecca Meredith reads in Kirkland.

1) Please consider taking my Organic Poetry workshop offered at Richard Hugo House, starting January 24th. This is one of many fine workshops scheduled for the Winter session at the Hugo House. http://www.hugohouse.org/classes/listings/ for them all:

Organic Poetry

What's the force behind powerful poetry? Lorca called it “duende”; Charles Olson called it a “poem as high energy construct.” The process of training your ear to capture the chaotic energy of the moment is sometimes called Organic Poetry, where composition is an occasion of experience or experiment in consciousness. This is an entertaining workshop for serious writers of all levels of experience who enjoy the sense of community. It includes oral interviews with poets of this tradition, lively discussions & writing exercises designed to help you allow the act of writing to be an exhilarating revelation of content.
Instructor: Paul Nelson Meets: Thursdays, Jan. 24–Feb. 28, 7–9 p.m. Min. 5 Max. 15

Take the six week deal and you'll learn things about a poetic process that may seem quite natural to you and may surprise you. See why this work reflects a paradigm shift now happening in our world, from the mechanistic to the Organismic and not a moment too soon. Register at: http://019035e.netsolhost.com/classes/registration/ You can also register there for Judith Roche's "writingreading/readingwriting" also starting on January 24th, Thursdays 4-6:00PM.

2) Washington Poets Association announces On-Line Poetry collection.

The Washington Poets Association seeks poetry submissions for their new online collection.

online whispers & [Shouts] seeks poetry that is crafted, urgent, and compelling. This is an ongoing project without deadline. No fees. For full guidelines, rules, and other information, please see the online whispers & [Shouts] web site at: http://washingtonpoets.org/owas

To nominate a poet to read at BWv: http://www.washingtonpoets.org/burning_word_nomination.php
To join WPA, click: http://washingtonpoets.org/join_wpa.php

3) The State's First Poet Laureate

Gov. Chris Gregoire announced that she has named Samuel Green as the Washington State Poet Laureate, a position established by the Legislature this year to build awareness and appreciation of poetry across the state. Green, who lives on Waldron Island, is a native of Washington. He has served as editor of a small press focusing on the work of Washington poets for more than 30 years.

4) H.D. Marathon in Portland

Spare Room presents a marathon reading of H.D.'s Helen in Egypt

Saturday, January 12 7:00 pm -- ??
free admission 4932 NE 16th Avenue, Apartment A (just below Alberta)

Scheduled readers include: * David Abel * Sarah Bartlett * Joseph Bradshaw * Gale Czerski * Ashley Edwards * Laura Feldman * Endi Hartigan * Patrick Hartigan * Rodney Koeneke * Maryrose Larkin * Sam Lohmann * Chris Piuma * Dan Raphael * margareta waterman

Hear H.D.s booklength narrative poem Helen in Egypt (published in 1960) read aloud by a dozen or so Portland poets and writers. We'll also listen to a 1955 recording of H.D. reading excerpts from the text. Drop in for an hour or two at any point, or stay for the entire book. (Estimated duration of the reading is 4-6 hours.) Light snacks and beverages will be available.

5) Crispen Hellion Glover in Seattle Saturday at Broadway Performance Hall.
On JAN 12, Saturday at 7pm, for ONE NIGHT ONLY
WHAT IS IT? (Crispin Hellion Glover, USA, 2007, 35mm, 72 min)
ALL SCREENINGS AT BROADWAY PERFORMANCE HALL $17/NWFF members, $20/general
Crispin Hellion Glover returns with the second installment of a trilogy that began with WHAT IS IT?. Glover's latest film is another mind-bending foray into unexplored territory that will challenge expectations and defy conventions. Glover uses his visionary cinematic skills to bring to life the graphically explicit psychosexual fantasy world of a man shunned by women and society who lusts after intimacy, acceptance, and a full head of long hair. The beauty of Glover's direction lies in his ability to create an atmosphere that is strange and unsettling, sensual and erotic. All performances proceeded by Glover’s one-hour slide show, which consists of ten different stories dramatically narrated by Glover himself. The slides are from pages of books that he has reworked with original and transformed art. It is Fine, Everything is Fine will be screened Thursday, Friday and Sunday, with Glover in person Saturday for the What Is It? screening. http://www.nwfilmforum.org/cinemas/crispinglover.php

6) Poetry at ParkPlace starts its 2008 season this Wednesday, 7pm with featured poet Rebecca Meredith and an open mic. Park Place Books, Kirkland, WA.

Rebecca Meredith , Seattle poet, writer and psychotherapist, has had poetry published in numerous literary magazines and anthologies, including CALYX, Chrysanthemum, Pontoon Nine, Limbs of the Pine, Peaks of the Range (Rose Alley Press), and Cascade Journal. She has been featured on KUOW’s “The Beat” and was first runner up in Seattle’s Bart Baxter Performance Poetry Competition. Her chapbook, Intergenerational Delta Blues, was published in 2006 by Pudding House Press.

7) Remembering Sylvester Pollet

Donna Gold has written a lovely tribute to Sylvester Pollet for the pages of his hometown newspaper, the Ellsworth American. His Backwoods Broadsides were remarkable.
http://ellsworthmaine.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12036&Itemid=185

8) One more WPA announcement - Cascade Journal Reading.

Cascade Journal Published

The Washington Poets Association is pleased to announce the release of the first issue of its new annual member journal, Cascade. Copies will soon be sent out to all WPA members. If you'd like to order additional
copies, look for the order form in each copy.

Cascade Launch Reading on February 9, 2008
The first of a series of readings featuring poets published in the first issue of Cascade will take place at the Bellevue Arts Museum at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2008. We invite all contributors to the journal (who have already been notified of being included) to come and read. If you can make it and are interested in reading, send an email to Jeremy Gaulke (jsgaulke@gmail.com) to let us know you're coming. We'll also have an open-mike reading, so everyone is welcome to come and celebrate the launch of Cascade.

Can't make it to Bellevue on February 9? We're planning a series of regional readings throughout February and March -- more details to come soon.

Cascade Launch Reading
Saturday, February 9, 2008
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Auditorium
Bellevue Arts Museum
510 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, Washington
http://www.bellevuearts.org/

For a poem one letter at a time, see this cool link: http://www.horselesspress.com/stefans/i_know_index.htm

Back from Chicago for 5 days, but Ken Vandermark was amazing at the Hideout. Pic of my trip are on Facebook here. Please consider taking, or recommending to a friend, my Organic Poetry Workshop. I need 15 folks signed up for the classes which start on January 24th. I take all I have learned in my 13 year study of this process, including interviews with Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Anne Waldman and others and present that in an entertaining, paradigm-shifting experience.

Please join me in keeping good thoughts for Marjorie Rommel whose Father David Baker died on Friday, two days after his 89th birthday. His funeral is set for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 in the First United Methodist Church, 100 N Street Southeast, Auburn, at the intersection of N Street and East Main.

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