Thanks to Kristen Ryberg and James Gaynor, the Online Poetry Postcard Fest Exhibit is up & running and was launched via Zoom, Sunday, March 28, 2021:
Registration for 2021 (year 15) ends July 18 at www.popo.submittable.com. Do notice that 2021’s fest is a tribute to Diane di Prima and Michael McClure, two poets instrumental in inspiring the fest. See: https://www.poetrypostcardfestexhibit.org/tribute
Notes on the last Poetry Postcard Activation for 2026 at Pritchard Beach in Seattle.
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.
I am totally inspired after watching this video! I can’t wait to participate this year! I am particularly moved by Lawrence Pevec! His poem/stories as he called one of them moved me to tears….the raven one! Incredible creativity. Just found out thru my recent signup with the daily good!