Thanks to Kristen Ryberg and James Gaynor, the Online Poetry Postcard Fest Exhibit is up & running and was launched via Zoom, Sunday, March 28, 2021:
Registration for 2021 (year 15) ends July 18 at www.popo.submittable.com. Do notice that 2021’s fest is a tribute to Diane di Prima and Michael McClure, two poets instrumental in inspiring the fest. See: https://www.poetrypostcardfestexhibit.org/tribute
Participation statistics for the 20th Poetry Postcard Fest with information of the PPF Open Mic 5-6:30 PDT on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
We need to learn from Fujitaro and see the gardens that can grow from our wastelands, from the Pacific trash heap to the City of Seattle dump to the logged former forestland to the filled in estuaries of rivers like the Duwamish that make the Port of Seattle or Marshlands that make Baltimore’s inner harbor to the sprawl of LA and suburbs around all cities in this country to the merciless businesses of insurance and pharmaceuticals and lobbying and media (social, in particular) and AI and bottled water and so on.
A workshop for poets interested in making the most out of the summer Poetry Postcard Fest and the end of fest daysong, day-long writing ritual,
I am totally inspired after watching this video! I can’t wait to participate this year! I am particularly moved by Lawrence Pevec! His poem/stories as he called one of them moved me to tears….the raven one! Incredible creativity. Just found out thru my recent signup with the daily good!