by Ryukan | Sep 29, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
My recent trip to Mexico was quite an experience. My real first visit since I was a little boy (I did see the airport in Cancun in 2005) my parents told me that back then all I wanted in Mexico was to get back to the U.S. and eat a hamburger. This time, in addition to...
by Ryukan | Sep 26, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
As I have mentioned in previous posts, I used epigraphs by Denise Levertov for all my postcard poems in 2014, and deepened my appreciation for her gesture. I can see why she ended up in Cascadia, with her fierce commitment to peace and justice and her love for the...
by Ryukan | Sep 24, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Was going over last year’s journal entry for this date and came across John Olson’s wonderful birthday poem for me, as well as some of his comments regarding my essay Organic In Cascadia: A Sequence of Energies. He said: Dear Paul, Glad you dug the...
by Ryukan | Sep 23, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
My poems written in Mexico in August are starting to arrive at their intended destinations and so I continue with the posting here. The last few lines from this poem are taken almost verbatim from a sign at Casa Azul, the home of Frida Kahlo, to which I made a...
by Ryukan | Sep 17, 2014 | Blog
Tashi Ko sent me this appeal. SHE is the global dynamo who deserves support for her latest project and modest request: Hi Paul, I could use a little bit of luck right now in the form of a windfall and wanted to virtually squeeze your hand for some of that magical...
