Thursday April 7th
5:30 pm
Washington State University
Kimbrough 101
Pullman, Washington
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sat., March 5th: Poets James Yeary & Lindsay Hill. Music by Justin Smith
James Yeary is a [me, a] poet and visual/performance artist living in Portland, Oregon. He is a member of the Spare Room collective for whom he recently organized The Maximus Poems Marathon, plus a festival of poetry for multiple voices. He is publisher of the chapbook series c_L books and is co-author (with Nate Orton) of the zine series my day. His work has appeared in ditch, Peaches & Bats, and SHIFTER.
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Lindsay Hill was born in San Francisco and is a graduate of Bard College. His most recently published books are: The Empty Quarter and Contango (both from Singing Horse Press, San Diego). Recent work has appeared in Peaches & Bats, New American Writing, and Peep/Show poetry online: peepshowpoetry.blogspot.com/. Lindsay lives in Portland with his wife, the painter Nita Hill.
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Justin Smith is an experimental composer, based in Portland OR
James Yeary is a [me, a] poet and visual/performance artist living in Portland, Oregon. He is a member of the Spare Room collective for whom he recently organized The Maximus Poems Marathon, plus a festival of poetry for multiple voices. He is publisher of the chapbook series c_L books and is co-author (with Nate Orton) of the zine series my day. His work has appeared in ditch, Peaches & Bats, and SHIFTER.
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Lindsay Hill was born in San Francisco and is a graduate of Bard College. His most recently published books are: The Empty Quarter and Contango (both from Singing Horse Press, San Diego). Recent work has appeared in Peaches & Bats, New American Writing, and Peep/Show poetry online: peepshowpoetry.blogspot.com/. Lindsay lives in Portland with his wife, the painter Nita Hill.
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Justin Smith is an experimental composer, based in Portland OR
Friday, February 4, 2011
Jennifer's question (from the collected texts)
When working in form, does that form take precedence over language?
Language itself is a form, as is poetry. The idea is that spectralism would enhance language, by flattening things like narrative.
The form of the word flattens the visual qualities of the letter. The form of the sentence gives to the word a particular quality -a context.
But like calligraphy returns independence to the visual qualities of the letter- the poem returns the word its objective magic
What was language again?
Language itself is a form, as is poetry. The idea is that spectralism would enhance language, by flattening things like narrative.
The form of the word flattens the visual qualities of the letter. The form of the sentence gives to the word a particular quality -a context.
But like calligraphy returns independence to the visual qualities of the letter- the poem returns the word its objective magic
What was language again?
Monday, January 31, 2011
The Maximus Poems: a marathon reading presented by Spare Room
These pictures are out of order.
The first one is of the last day of The Maximus marathon, at YU, and was taken by Chris Ashby. As you can see, we ran out of wine.
The next two, of Alicia Cohen and Sam Lohmann, followed by Jennifer Bartlett and Jaye Harris, both taken by Paul Maziar at Gallery HOMELAND, day two.
This next-to-last one is me looking smug, day one. What can I say, it was the beginning of the great event, and somehow someone also managed to bring my favorite beer, HUB 7-Grain Stout, in a keg. The last two also taken by Paul Maziar at Switchyard Studios, he also being the host of that day's reading.
I cannot express enough what a great pleasure it was for me and I think the many poets, projectivists and olsonians involved. Thanks to eveeryone who came and to all who participated.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Performance: Seattle
An Opening Is Nothing
performances by James Yeary, Nico Vassilakis, and a Gaburo Ensemble from Olympia (performing Lingua II: Maledetto; performers include David Wolach, Arun Chandra, and Elizabeth Williamson)
The show features works by
Bethany Ides (NY)
Urban Subjects: Jeff Derksen, Sabine Bitter, Helmut Weber (Vancouver)
Donato Mancini (Vancouver)
Nico Vassilakis (Seattle)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
A marathon reading of Charles Olson's The Maximus Poems
Dear friends,
On January 14th, 15th and 16th of 2011, in commemoration of his 100th birthday, Spare Room in Portland, Oregon, will host a three-day marathon reading of Charles Olson's book-length epic, The Maximus Poems. We will read Volume 1 on the 14th, the second volume (IV, V, VI) on the 15th, and Volume 3 on the 16th.
Olson centennial events and conferences have also been held this year in Vancouver, British Columbia; Gloucester, Massachusetts; and Buffalo, New York. Olson was a teacher at Black Mountain College, the experimental arts school which also counted John Cage, Robert Creeley, and Robert Rauschenberg among its teachers and students.
The readings will take place at the following times and locations:
Readers include:
Jesse Morse, Jennifer Bartlett, Zachary Schomburg, Dan Raphael, Laura Feldman, Michael Weaver, James Yeary, David Abel,
Jesse Morse, Jennifer Bartlett, Zachary Schomburg, Dan Raphael, Laura Feldman, Michael Weaver, James Yeary, David Abel,
Alicia Cohen, Sam Lohmann, Jaye Harris, Donald Dunbar, John Hall, Susan Rankin, Rodney Koeneke, Endi Bogue Hartigan,
Lisa Radon, Linda Austin, Tim DuRoche, Pat Hartigan, Mere Blankenship, Joseph Mains, Jamalieh Haley, Drew Swenhaugen, David Weinberg, Christopher Luna, Paul Maziar, Jacqueline Motzer, David Weinberg
January 14th: 4-9pmSwitchyard Studios109 SE Salmon StJanuary 15th: 2-7pmgalleryHOMELAND2505 Southeast 11th AvenueJanuary 16th: 2-7pmYU800 SE 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214(entrance on SE 10th Avenue at SE Morrison Street)
James Yeary,
for Spare Room
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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