by Ryukan | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast, podcastb
I had the good fortune on Sunday, July 17, 2022 to travel to the home of Michael Daley, on Fidalgo Island, to chat with him about his poem Romance with the Unexpected, a new chapbook, as well as his life as a poet/bioregionalist. The sounds of planes, ravens and his...
by Ryukan | Aug 5, 2022 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab
Rena Priest, Washington State Poet Laureate, was just awarded a fellowship from the Academy of American Poets! As part of the fellowship, she is creating an anthology of poetry dedicated to salmon, and is calling for submissions. “Salmon are the unsung heroes of...
by Ryukan | Jul 29, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The stats are now final for the 2022 Poetry Postcard Fest. Participants: 544 The highest fest participation in 16 years, matching the pandemic year, 2020. Countries, 12: Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand,...
by Ryukan | Jul 16, 2022 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast, podcastb
Interview with Claudia Castro Luna, recorded 17-JUNE-2022 via Zoom about her new book Cipota Under the Moon. There’s war raging in Ukraine. A general feeling that a second U.S. Civil War is possible given the divisiveness of USAmerican politics. Children being...
by Ryukan | Jul 5, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
(This post has been updated with video of the launch for those who could not attend. See below.) I’ve been getting some questions as the draft lists go out, so figured it would be good to do a launch with Q&A for the 2022 Poetry Postcard Fest. I do not want...
