by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 19, 2023 | Poetry Postcard Fest
by Margaret Lee I keep signing up for the Poetry Postcard Fest every year, primarily because it’s the most fun I ever have when writing poetry. Besides, I always make marvelous new friends! But the Fest is more than just fun. Paul Nelson and I wrote a brief article...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 10, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab
By David McCloskey© July 2023,Cascadia Institute Living here we are stunned by high rugged Mountains and huge open Plateaus. Each is impressive in themselves, but taken together they become truly extraordinary…. When we say “Mountains,” and when we say “Plateaus,” we...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jun 7, 2023 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab
Looking at the blank canvas of a new map: merely a rough outline—what to put on? No, no, that’s the wrong question! Not what I want to impose, but rather what is trying to emerge from the background? From all the untold world? And from there … what to pull into the...
by Roberta Hoffman | May 2, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Thanks to those folks who have supported is via Give Big in the past and at least one generous early donor in 2023. Give Big is today and tomorrow and look what those funds support! Cascadia Poetics Lab is a vibrant community whose workshops, festivals, and...
by Roberta Hoffman | Apr 18, 2023 | test rh
Cascadia Poetics Lab is a vibrant community whose workshops, festivals, and opportunities for connection can open the door for transformative experiences. We believe that poetry is the nexus at which self knowledge, bioregionalism, and expansive creativity converge....
