by Ryukan | Mar 26, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab
From David McCloskey: What end does politics serve? Surely it must serve ends beyond itself. Why seek greater bioregional autonomy? For self-determination. Yes, but what purpose in turn shall that value serve? None some may say, it’s self-justifying. But then it...
by Ryukan | Mar 19, 2023 | Blog
I was delighted to be involved in a few off-site readings for the AWP Conference, the annual gathering of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. Great article in the Seattle Times on what happened here in Seattle March 8-10, 2023. A delight to connect with...
by Ryukan | Mar 2, 2023 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, Events
The AWP Conference is in Seattle again (March 8-11) and 10,000 writers are expected to be in Seattle for the proceedings. (Come say hello to the Cascadia Poetics Lab at the bookfair. We have at least 5 off-site readings that merit your consideration: “Women of...
by Ryukan | Feb 28, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast, podcastb
With the assistance of the Center for World Indigenous Studies, I had the good fortune to interview E. Richard Atleo in 2005. Umeek is hereditary chief of the Ahousaht, grandson of the Keesta, the last of the Ahousaht whalers. He’s a research affiliate at the...
by Ryukan | Feb 9, 2023 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab
CPL Board Member Jason Wirth has arranged for Dr. E. Richard Atleo to speak at Seattle U. This is a remarkable opportunity to hear about Nuu-Chal-Nuth cosmology. Details below. I had the good fortune to interview Dr. Atleo in 2005 and included the transcript in my...