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:
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.
Hello Postcarders, Bioregionalists, Poets, et.al, I am writing you today on behalf of Cascadia 2050 to invite you to...
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!
an incredible weekend, ripples emanating still