We will begin the process of documenting and reporting on all of the developments from the 8th Cascadia Poetry Festival on this blog in the next few weeks and months, including video of as much of the program as possible. In the meantime, huge thanks to all the participants, attendees and members of the Cascadia Poetry Festival committee and key volunteers, fest volunteers and our amazing Administrative Assistant Verónica Martinez. Some fest photos for your enjoyment:
Katie Sarah Zale, writer, co-editor of Winter in America (Again and facilitator of the CPL workshop Sam Hamill's Narrow Road to the Interior, is currently writing the biography of Sam Hamill, poet and co-founder of Copper Canyon Press. Hamill's work as a poet, editor...
Audio from February 4 2025 Winter in America (Again at Seattle U with Jason Wirth, Paul E Nelson, Catalina Cantú, Stacey Jones, Zach Charles, Terran Campbell, Deborah Bacharach, Matt Trease, Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs.
Sanskrit translations, a deep bioregional sense of place and homages to dead (mostly) poet friends makes Andrew Schelling’s new book a compelling distillation of subjects he’s been tracking for over 40 years. Author of “Tracks Along The Left Coast: Jaime D’Angulo & Pacific Coast Culture” and “From the Arapaho Songbook” and many other titles, he lives in the mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado, and teaches poetry and Sanskrit at Naropa University. The new book is Forests, Temples and Glacial Rivers, published by Empty Bowl.
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What a wonderful time! Many thanks to everyone for their precious presence, and the organizers for investing so much on everyone’s behalf. ❤️
Great images. So glad I was able to participate.
I want to thank all the participants in my “Writing at Red Lights” workshop. Keep in touch. We created so much in that short time. I will always keep your dedication as writers with me. Thank you, it was truly a pleasure!