by Roberta Hoffman | Oct 19, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
CPF9 Highlights! We had an amazing time at the 9th Cascadia Poetry Festival, Oct. 10-12, 2025! It was amazing to see so many new and familiar faces join our community for a weekend of poetry, education and place. Thank you deeply to every presenter that traveled to...
by Roberta Hoffman | Oct 6, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
In 2014, poet Sharon Thesen gave a talk at a Creative Writing Conference in Vancouver about the state of Creative Writing and English Departments. Although over ten years old, this talk is still incredibly relevant to what she calls the “demise of...
by Roberta Hoffman | Sep 29, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
CPF9 Friday Workshops The 9th Cascadia Poetry Festival is fast approaching! October 10-12, 2025, join us for a gathering and celebration of poetry and place in Cascadia. To kick off the festival, we are hosting workshops on Friday, October 10. Workshop Gold Pass...
by Roberta Hoffman | Sep 20, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
On October 19, 2025, 2-5 PM, Raven Chronicles Press will be hosting a panel on banned books at the Seattle Downtown Library (Level 4, Room 1). From Raven Chronicles: Earlier this year Raven Chronicles launched a year-long campaign in defense of banned books and the...
by Roberta Hoffman | Sep 20, 2025 | Poetry Postcard Fest
From PPF 2025 participant Suzanne Beaumont: I am not certain which was more delightful: creating a poem and penning it onto a fun postcard and anticipating its receipt, or receiving a postcard poem in my mailbox. I received so many really great poems. These small...
