Tag Archives: California Poetry

The Poet Learns To Surf

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Nuallain House, Publishers

The Poet Learns To Surf In which Carl Wendt, poet, flaneur, and walking anachronism, dips his gnarled toes into the waters of the cyberverse to find it not as cold as he’d anticipated. Although still in the shallow end with … Continue reading →

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“A Continuous Fabric (Nerve Movie?)” Part Two

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Nuallain House, Publishers

“A Continuous Fabric (Nerve Movie?)”: Early Scalapino, Late Whalen Part Two by Bruce Holsapple It’s salient, then, that although we’re intended to combine recurrent thoughts—for example, comments on being employed, the weather, having money, worries about ethical action and the … Continue reading →

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“A Continuous Fabric (Nerve Movie?)”

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Nuallain House, Publishers

“A Continuous Fabric (Nerve Movie?)”: Early Scalapino, Late Whalen Part One by Bruce Holsapple … Continue reading →

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Beyond Haiku

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Beyond Haiku “If Western poetic originated in the Greek encounter with drama, giving us a crucial interest in mimesis or representation, Japanese poetic derives from encounters with lyric poetry. . .assumed from lyricism that literature is distinguished from other human … Continue reading →

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This Heaven Where We Live As Music

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Rounding out Philip Whalen Month is a previously published succinct and insightful review of The Collected Poems of Philip Whalen by Keith Kumasen Abbott who has authored numerous essay and lectures on the American poet and Zen monk appearing in … Continue reading →

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In Close Proximity—Part Two

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

In Close Proximity—Part Two Excerpts from Side Effect A Journal of Zen Life with Philip Whalen by Tensho David Schneider Tensho David Schneider’s journal, Side Effect, came about from the idea that the sayings and doings of Philip Whalen—Zenshin Ryufu … Continue reading →

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In Close Proximity—Part One

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

In Close Proximity—Part One excerpts from Side Effect A Journal of Zen Life with Philip Whalen by Tensho David Schneider Tensho David Schneider’s journal, Side Effect came about from the idea that the sayings and doings of Philip Whalen—Zenshin Ryufu … Continue reading →

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Hello, I Must Be Going [Part II]

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Hello, I Must Be Going [Part II] Excerpts from Thanks For Asking: The Whalen Journal by Steve Silberman In May of 1993, Michael Wenger at the San Francisco Zen Center contacted Steve and asked him if he … Continue reading →

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Hello, I Must Be Going [Part I]

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

Hello, I Must Be Going [Part I] Excerpts from Thanks For Asking: The Whalen Journal by Steve Silberman . In May of 1993, Michael Wenger at the San Francisco Zen Center contacted … Continue reading →

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The Education of Pat Nolan

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Nuallain House, Publishers

The Education Of Pat Nolan An Anniversary Memorial for Keith Kumasen Abbott, 1944-2019 By Pat Nolan Paintings by Ivan Suvanjieff In pursuit of the writer’s life with absolutely no clue of what I was doing, I left the Midwest (c.1965) … Continue reading →

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