by Ryukan | Sep 23, 2022 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, Events
You are cordially invited to two events with legendary poet, anthologist and translator Pierre Joris, at Seattle U, Friday, October 14, 2022 and at Open Books, Saturday, October 15. Details: Pierre Joris is a renowned poet, literary critic, philosopher,...
by Ryukan | Sep 19, 2022 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, Events
The Cascadia Poetics Lab board met at the Sou’wester Lodge in Seaview, WA, this past weekend, September 16-18, 2022 for our twice-annual board retreat. We discussed plans for Cascadian Zen, for the visit of Pierre Joris in Cascadia in October, the success of the...
by Ryukan | Sep 15, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
We had a wonderful Open Mic for Poetry Postcard Fest participants Saturday morning, September 10, 2022. The sense of community was palpable and it is always nice to meet the people behind the cards you received. Our count was 22 poets. Video is linked below and...
by Ryukan | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, Events
Thanks to Cascadia Poetics Lab board member Cate Gable, we are set to have a reading Saturday on the Long Beach Peninsula. It’s set for Saturday evening September 17th from 4:30-5:30/6ish at the Sou’wester pavillion (Seaview, WA). There will be a literary...
by Ryukan | Sep 12, 2022 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast, podcastb
How to capture the soul of a subject, live your life dedicated to your own art, the process of discovery and even plan your syncretic memorial so that all your ducks are in a row? This seems to me efficient, humble, gentle and visionary all at the same time and could...
by Ryukan | Sep 4, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Did your card get there? Could anyone read your handwriting? Do you want to try to match a postcard poet’s face with their handwriting and poetry? Maybe that all could happen at the Postcard Fest Open Mic. OPEN MIC Saturday September 10 there is an open mic for...
by Ryukan | Aug 31, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The 2022 Poetry Postcard Fest is over & ends with the largest participation in 16 years. 17 total groups tie the 2020 expanded pandemic fest. Doing the math and assuming all participants will send out 31 cards, that’s 16,864 postcard poems that were sent in...
by Ryukan | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast, podcastb
I had the good fortune on Sunday, July 17, 2022 to travel to the home of Michael Daley, on Fidalgo Island, to chat with him about his poem Romance with the Unexpected, a new chapbook, as well as his life as a poet/bioregionalist. The sounds of planes, ravens and his...
by Ryukan | Aug 5, 2022 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab
Rena Priest, Washington State Poet Laureate, was just awarded a fellowship from the Academy of American Poets! As part of the fellowship, she is creating an anthology of poetry dedicated to salmon, and is calling for submissions. “Salmon are the unsung heroes of...
by Ryukan | Jul 29, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The stats are now final for the 2022 Poetry Postcard Fest. Participants: 544 The highest fest participation in 16 years, matching the pandemic year, 2020. Countries, 12: Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand,...
by Ryukan | Jul 16, 2022 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast, podcastb
Interview with Claudia Castro Luna, recorded 17-JUNE-2022 via Zoom about her new book Cipota Under the Moon. There’s war raging in Ukraine. A general feeling that a second U.S. Civil War is possible given the divisiveness of USAmerican politics. Children being...
by Ryukan | Jul 5, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
(This post has been updated with video of the launch for those who could not attend. See below.) I’ve been getting some questions as the draft lists go out, so figured it would be good to do a launch with Q&A for the 2022 Poetry Postcard Fest. I do not want...
by Ryukan | Jun 28, 2022 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Year 16 of the Poetry Postcard Fest starts on Monday, July 4, 2022 and registration will end on that day. Already there are over 427 registered poets from 12 different countries. There are MANY resources for the fest on the official website, but one post from nine...
by Ryukan | Jun 28, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The 16th Poetry Postcard Fest begins July 4, 2022! Have you REGISTERED yet? At the Epic Post-Fest Prompt workshop there were some folks looking for a basic orientation. We did one in 2021 which is available here: REGISTER NOW! We give thanks to SICA-USA for their...
by Ryukan | Jun 27, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Registration for the 2022 Poetry Postcard Fest Ends July 4!!! In 2015 we wrote a Poetry Postcard Fest FAQ which started like this: 1. Can I start now or do I have to wait until August? By all means start if you have received your list of 32 names/addresses. 2. If we...
