The video is produced and online. The first Poetry Postcard Fest open mic happened via Zoom on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 4pm PDT with your humble narrator as host. There were poetry reading debuts, a couple of ramblers, some typical Zoom connection issues, lots of great work and Poetry Postcard Fest warmth. Enjoy:
Notes on the last Poetry Postcard Activation for 2026 at Pritchard Beach in Seattle.
Postcarding and DaySonging (A Workshop). In this session it will be a presentation of how the postcard fest developed, how the daysong developed, how I prepare for the fest and how participants attending prepare for the fest, as well as how to prepare for a successful daysong. The similarities of the daysong to serial poetry could be discussed, as well as the effort to put one’s self into the open, which has benefits in one’s own life.
Part of the Cascadia 2050 mission is: to inspire artists and poets of the next generation to consider bioregionalism and intuitive poetic approach as a way to foster a more just and sustainable Cascadia by 2050. To this end, one of our goals is to interview people who help us spread awareness by having practices in their lives that reflect these values. This interview with Postcard Poet Laura Gamache, a Seattle who has published poetry in the usual places, such as chapbooks, journals and anthologies, and also unusual places, such as buses, is the first of the series.
So cool to see and hear all of you! Thank you for sharing! It was wonderful!
Couldn’t join the open mic because of a conflict, but I loved the video and the deep dives into so many reservoirs of creativity – such a treat! I am fascinated by so many stories of people participating in multiple groups and writing POPOs for longer than a month. How does that work? Are people registering more than once? Right now it feels like the only thing better than POPO in August is MORE months of POPO! Thanks to all, and especially to you, Paul, for bringing and keeping us together.
Margaret, thanks for your kind words. Yes, some people signed up for more than one group.