by Zach Charles | Jun 13, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
This interview with Finn Menzies is an archival interview from November, 2017. Finn Menzies is an out transgender teacher in Seattle, WA. His work is his spiritual practice and his activism. He received his MFA from Mills College. He is the creator of FIN Zine, a...
by Zach Charles | Jun 8, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050
Part of the Cascadia 2050 mission is: to inspire artists and poets of the next generation to consider bioregionalism and intuitive poetic approach as a way to foster a more just and sustainable Cascadia by 2050. To this end, one of our goals is to interview people who...
by Zach Charles | May 30, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
If you were to give the third or fourth longest river in the world a wish, it might simply to run free or to be clean and pure again. In the summer of 2013, the world’s third longest river, the Yangtze, will get 2,000 wishes in a program called the Kinship of...
by Zach Charles | May 26, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050
On Saturday, June 27, from 3 – 5pm, Cascadia 2050 will be hosting a workshop titled: I Want to Write a Poem (But Don’t Know How). Cost: free, suggested donation $25. Sign up here. In my experience, in conversations with friends, family, and acquaintances,...
by Zach Charles | May 24, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050, Poetry Postcard Fest
This year the Poetry Postcard Fest celebrates its 20th anniversary. From the fest many a creative project has spawned, and one recent example of that is Julie Master’s book: No Headlines Here: Postcard Poems. Julie is the author of 2 other books, Away From Car Noise...
