This year the Poetry Postcard Fest celebrates its 20th anniversary. From the fest many a creative project has spawned, and one recent example of that is Julie Master’s book: No Headlines Here: Postcard Poems. Julie is the author of 2 other books, Away From Car Noise and Billboards…and Quilts of Sound. A PNW, or Cascadian, creative, whose poetry reflects the natural world, the human world, and the inner life. Her new collection of pithy poems is the product of 5 years of participating in the festival, in which folks sign up to send 31 original poems on postcards to other participants each summer. She instructs you to “Read it (the book) cover to cover, or open to a page to get a read on something touching, quiet, or real.” Please enjoy this Cascadia 2050 interview with Julie Masters.
Check out her books here: Quilts of Sound and No Headlines Here.
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Interesting and enjoyable. I look forward
to perhaps sharing a list with one or both.
I enjoyed the interview. Thanks to both for your time and insight.
This may be only the second interview I’ve watched with Zach, but I appreciate him a lot. This one with Julie Masters is slow and soothing. Thank you, Zach. You are a good listener, and a good questioner. Julie’s spontaneous postcard poems appeal to me. “All About Peaches” is a good title–for something!
Thank you for your kind works, Maggie! That means a lot. Julie’s spontaneous postcard poems appeal to me, too.