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:
Cascadian Zen Book Event in Mendocino County, Northern California From Theresa Whitehill, event organizer: Ukiah poets and poetry scholars Theresa Whitehill, Armand Brint, Dan Barth, Michael Riedell, and Susan Baird will read a selection of poetry and other writings...
Join us to celebrate Winter in America (Again with a mini-tour around Western Washington! Co-editors Paul Nelson and Katie Sarah Zale will be joined by Roxi Power of California and Allia Abdullah-Matta of New York, along with multiple contributors! Learn more about...
A couple years back I steered a kayak over the stone remnants believed to be of that dammed weir and felt the tears of Southwind and his grandmother that broke the spell of ice and separation. In a moment I felt that wheel turning me, releasing the grief over my own people, still a mystery to me from centuries of migrations, of imperial assimilation, erased by the cold wind of empire and science and the myriad attempts to dam up the natural world with standardized time, supply chains, and rows and rows and rows of repeatable little boxes we stuff our brains and bodies into.
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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!
an incredible weekend, ripples emanating still