by Roberta Hoffman | Aug 26, 2023 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Introducing the Poetry Postcard Fest Project Board, a committee of the Cascadia Poetics Lab dedicated to improving the experience of the annual Poetry Postcard Fest and expanding participation. Chaired by longtime fest participant Ina Roy-Faderman, along with her...
by Roberta Hoffman | Aug 23, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Top photo: Mckenzie River Fire, photo by Marcus Kauffman, Oregon Dept of Forestry, 9/8/20 —David McCloskey, © Sept 8, 2020 Prologue BC is burning, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, N California too…. Wildfire’s become a constant refrain of life...
by Roberta Hoffman | Aug 23, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Top photo: Smoke Shrouded Devil’s Elbow SP, near Florence, Oregon Coast, photo by David McCloskey. This is one of the most beloved places on the wild Oregon Coast–on the bluff to the right (out of sight here) stands the iconic lighthouse and wonderful classic...
by Roberta Hoffman | Aug 5, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Image excerpted from McCloskey’s map “The Ish River-Lillooet Country with The Salish Sea,” 2021, available with its companion map of “Cascadia: A Great Green Land,” 2023, from https://www.featheredstarproductions.com/, open...
by Ryukan | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast
Before moving to Europe, Auburn, Washington native Stephen Thomas was quite active in the Seattle literary scene. He came back to Seattle (& other parts of the U.S.) to read from his new book What Is Between Us published by Hand to Mouth Books of Walla Walla. We...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 19, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2023Contact: Paul E. Nelson, pen@cascadiapoeticslab.org REGISTER FOR 7TH ANNUAL CASCADIA POETRY FESTIVAL By Veronica Martinez, Administrative Assistant, Cascadia Poetics Lab Celebrate the poetry of the bioregion at the Cascadia Poetics...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 19, 2023 | Poetry Postcard Fest
by Margaret Lee I keep signing up for the Poetry Postcard Fest every year, primarily because it’s the most fun I ever have when writing poetry. Besides, I always make marvelous new friends! But the Fest is more than just fun. Paul Nelson and I wrote a brief article...
by Ryukan | Jul 17, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
SICA-USA is the cultural wing of Subud USA, a spiritual community to which I have belonged since 2004. Currently they are raising funds to support worthy projects like the Poetry Postcard Fest, which they have done for three years now, including a renewal of support...
by Ryukan | Jul 13, 2023 | Blog, Poetry Postcard Fest
When I flex my muscle of empathy, I am capable of hearing not only your words, but also your humanity — Paul K. Chappell, Founder and Executive Director, Peace Literacy Institute Confluence: my ongoing attempts to incorporate peace literacy into my ethics...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 10, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab
By David McCloskey© July 2023,Cascadia Institute Living here we are stunned by high rugged Mountains and huge open Plateaus. Each is impressive in themselves, but taken together they become truly extraordinary…. When we say “Mountains,” and when we say “Plateaus,” we...
by Ryukan | Jul 6, 2023 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I wouldn’t say I’m obsessive, but I definitely trend toward organized. So when it comes to the annual Poetry Postcard Fest, I like to stay ahead of the chaos. My methods work for me. They would probably drive someone else crazy (possibly you). But if any of this helps...
by Ryukan | Jul 3, 2023 | Poetry Postcard Fest
It happened! As the Poetry Postcard Fest begins, the universe has bestowed me with a gift. The winter ‘97 issue of The Kenyon Review, produced from an unlabeled cardboard box of mostly chewed up cookbooks on a walk with my partner and my dog, just for me to cut up and...
by Ryukan | Jul 2, 2023 | blog cascadia poetics lab
SEATTLE, WA, July 02, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ — Cascadia Poetics Lab invites anyone interested in writing and receiving personal, original poetry to participate from July 4th-August 31st, 2023, by writing daily poems on postcards and sharing them with other...
by Ryukan | Jul 2, 2023 | Poetry Postcard Fest
From Sally Hedges-Blanquez: I just opened some empty boxes, flattened them, & chopped away with my old school paper cutter. Instead of 3 boxes bound for the recycle bin,I’ve got 6 postcards and some small scraps that are perfect to use for making my grocery list...
by Ryukan | Jul 1, 2023 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast
What a joy to engage Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs for a Cascadian Prophets podcast interview. I hosted her at Casa del Colibrí on June 15, 2023 and discussed her book: ¿how many indians can we be? Here is my introduction: ¿cuantos indios podemos ser? is the title of the...
