by Ryukan | Jun 26, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
From Margaret Lee: My kids think I am hopelessly antiquated for sending email and actually reading the messages in my inbox every day. But when I double down on the whole retro mode and mail postcards, those cards end up on each recipient’s fridge for approximately 15...
by Ryukan | Jun 24, 2023 | Poetry Postcard Fest
From Zach Charles: I would like to take this space to do two things. One: reflect on lessons from last year’s fest. Two: set some intentions for myself for this year’s fest. My first thought upon casting myself back to last year’s fest is of community...
by Ryukan | Jun 22, 2023 | Poetry Postcard Fest
…It’s the vehicle for getting the offering to other poets. (from Sally Hedges-Blanquez) Here are a few things I’ve learned in the 5 years I’ve been a postcard poet: ● Postcards can be made from boxes you were planning to recycle. (Triscuits,Grape Nut Flakes,...
by Ryukan | Jun 21, 2023 | Poetry Postcard Fest
From Judy Kleinberg: If you’re a newcomer to the Poetry Postcard Fest, you may be uncertain about the “right way” to do this crazy thing of writing and sending poems on postcards. Let me just assure you: there is no wrong way. That said, from the perspective of...
by Ryukan | Jun 18, 2023 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The Poetry Postcard Fest is my most consistent experience with what Paul (Paul E Nelson, founding director of Cascadia Poetics Lab and co-founder of the postcard fest) calls “practicing spontaneity.” Intellectually, I know what spontaneous creativity is....
