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,
Alo-HA Paul & Allegra (The Bridge builder) Thank you both so much for this Inner-View of Leggy and a glimpse and (my) introduction to the phrase “Neuro Divergent”. I also was piqued by the brief and uplifting bio of “growing up on a commune” with very creative and supportive parents…what a gift & a blessing…and this knowledge and wisdom is obviously being passed on to your beautiful children…thank you for your service Namaste StanleydelGozo
If it’s a new verb then I will gladly say that I have been “postcarded”!
What a lovely, creative soul. Thanks for interviewing and sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it Stanley, if you have other thoughts/questions about being neurodivergent I’m always happy to share
Allegra,
Thank you so much for being open and informative talking with Paul about Neuro Divergence. A new term to me ..
describing the indescribable IMHO symptoms that are pushed under the so called rug.
As a RN who worked primarily with the elderly .. in age .. gerontology is really people, again IMHO, who have had a lot of practice masking, being shun, not fitting in .. many times tired of keeping up the “act”. I can relate to that myself, as a professional who in 1975 started therapy for depression, and people were aghast that I would speak about it. Now almost 50 years later, it seems nothing has change in the general population.
It was interesting to hear you talk about the fest being for others that receive them.. and it is so true. I have asked people when they last received something other than a bill or ad in their mail box .. long ago … before COVID.
Thank you Allegra and Paul… lots to think about and write about. Peace and love always
Yes Siggi, I agree completely about what happens when the mask comes off. I can see it in older people who then get labeled as mean or angry.
I’ve deep dove into neurodivergence, led by my family and learning more about myself. Now I teach ceramics is schools and I always make a point to work with the Special Ed classrooms. I love the way brains work.