by Ryukan | Jan 2, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
On January 1, 2026, a 34-year-old, immigrant, Muslim, democratic socialist mayor was sworn in to run the largest city in the United States. When asked by the Nation magazine if this unlikely event might tell us about what is possible in American politics, Mayor Zohran...
by Ryukan | Jun 22, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
It was Matt Trease who turned my attention to an interview that Eileen Myles gave in 2015 in which she said: There is still a lot of power built up around mainstream poetry. People are afraid to give America anything but comfort. It’s like an ad for guilt. Even...
by Ryukan | Jun 21, 2025 | Blog
For Robert Duncan’s H.D. Book workshop attendees, please use the comment section to ask Michael questions or comment on class topics. Thank you for being part of this work. See also H.D.’s...
by Ryukan | May 29, 2025 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Postcards from Mapes Creek on June 8! Join us on June 8, 2025 from 4-7 PM at Mapes Creek for a community poetry postcard gathering! At the mouth of Mapes Creek, we will gather with a postcard collage table, food and an open mic for reading postcard poems. This is a...
by Ryukan | May 22, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
From Judy Kleinberg: We had an excellent discussion of writing to incarcerated people last night in the Zoom Room. Hosted by Zach Charles and featuring Betty King of Bisbee, Arizona, Matt Trease of the CPL board, Katie Sarah Zale, who is a poet and teacher who works...
