CPF9 Winter in America (Again Reading VIDEO

On October 12, 2025, we closed off the 9th Cascadia Poetry Festival with a reading Winter in America (Again reading at Jude’s Old Town. CPL founder and Winter in America (Again co-editor Paul E. Nelson presented the reading, introducing publisher Greg Bem, co-editors Roxi Power and Katie Sarah Zale, and readers Brenda Cárdenas, Matt Trease, Brenda Hillman, Zach Charles, Lorin Medley, Robert Lashley, Theresa Whitehill, Alicia Hokanson and Jim Dott. Matt Trease read a memorial dedication to poet Pierre Joris, and Brenda Hillman read a memorial dedication to poet Alice Notley.

You can now watch the full reading video below! Thank you to Savannah Bulloch for capturing the photos and video.

Thank you so much to everyone that helped organize and run the 9th Cascadia Poetry Festival! We were so excited to be able to bring the love of poetry and place to the Rainier Beach neighborhood, and we are so grateful to every dedicated supporter, volunteer and poet that traveled to South Seattle to engage in our community. This festival felt so soaked in community excitement and love, and we are eagerly awaiting the 10th Cascadia Poetry Festival (so stay tuned!)

Submissions for the forthcoming sequel anthology Winter in America (Still are open now until February 28, 2026! CLICK HERE to learn more about submitting your work for the next anthology! Thank you for believing in our vision of a better bioregion and a better world through poetry and intentionality.

Matt Trease, raising a glass for late poet Pierre Joris

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