by Veronica Martinez | Jan 22, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Sue Diewert, a poet and CPL supporter, followed the What Am I Of? poetry exercise to write the poem below. Thank you so much for sharing, Sue! Want to write your own What Am I Of? poem? Learn about the poetry exercise inspired by Sam Hamill’s poem “Of...
by Veronica Martinez | Jan 19, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Daysong Workshops This Week! Join us for online workshops focusing on the Daysong practice of writing a poem for an entire day this Thursday, January 22, and Sunday, January 25, both 3-5 PM PST. The two workshops will be similar with slight variations, so we invite...
by Veronica Martinez | Jan 16, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
January 2 & 3, 2026, Cascadia Poetics Lab hosted a retreat for the CPL board and key volunteers at the home of board member Dr. Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs. On January 2, we hosted a potluck gathering for for the board, volunteers, friends and family in celebration...
by Veronica Martinez | Jan 13, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
What Are You Of? We want to share exercises for you to continue to practice poetry in mythic ways outside of workshops and the Poetry Postcard Fest! Get to the roots of who you are, where you’re from and where you’re going with the What Are You Of...
by Veronica Martinez | Jan 12, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
In wake of the death of Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year old poet, wife and mother shot and killed by ICE in Minneapolis last week, poet Cornelius Eady has written a poem in her memory, titled “Renee Nicole Good is Murdered.” The poem begins: Up rides the...
