by Ryukan | Sep 1, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Dear Postcard Poet, I’ve read reports on social media about people dropping their last few postcards into a mailbox yesterday and so the fest is not REALLY over, but here at the bioregional HQ of the Cascadia Poetics Lab, we’re focused on 2027 which will...
by Ryukan | Aug 27, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
subDuctiOn 1) a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth’s mantle at the convergent boundaries between tectonic plates. 2) A reading series that reflects an emerging biodemocracy displacing a...
by Ryukan | Aug 26, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
On September 1, 2026, from 5-6:30pm PDT we’ll have an open mic for 2026 PPF participants only. It will be the day after the 20th Poetry Postcard Fest officially ends and hopefully by 5pm you will have signed up for year 21, starting July 4, 2027. Please bring...
by Ryukan | Aug 26, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
I got word from Richard Meadows that John Brehm died August 24, 2026. In 2022 (see below) I had a chance to interview him, publish a couple of his poems in Cascadian Zen Volume I and read with him in Portland for Cascadian Zen. A kind man who had a tough time the last...
by Ryukan | Aug 18, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
From David Gilmour: “Very sad news for Thursday, 13th August 2026: Koon Woon, aka Paper Son, departed just after 1:00 pm. Calling the shots himself, accompanied by his loving, comforting family and friends, assisted by his dearest friend and ex-wife, Susan...
by Ryukan | Aug 14, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
CASCADIA POETICS LAB TO HOST 10TH ANNIVERSARY CASCADIA POETRY FESTIVAL What does it mean to be a part of a community? How do we continue to create art in an increasingly chaotic world? Explore these topics and celebrate the poetry of Cascadia at the 10th annual...
by Ryukan | Aug 14, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Our neighborhood creek, Mapes Creek or dxʷwuqʷəb in Lushootseed, which runs through Kubota Garden here in Rainier Beach, is a jewel that few people know even exists. That is because most of its course it runs through a pipe. A good section of the creek, in Be’er...
by Ryukan | Aug 5, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Thanks in large part to the dedication of the List Goddesses, Megan Durham and Saga Sundström, & to Poetry Postcard Fest committee member Zach Charles, the 20th Poetry Postcard Fest featured the largest participation, 623 registrants total with 46 different U.S....
by Zach Charles | Jul 27, 2026 | CPL 2050, Poetry Postcard Fest
Postcard trees 10-24 Postcard trees 25-38 Postcard trees 39-51 Postcard trees 52 Postcard trees 53-59 Postcard trees 1-9 I will write another essay with a more full reflection on my recent performance at the Columbia City Theater, in concert with dancer,...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 26, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050
REGISTER HERE On Saturday, September 26, 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. This will be the second workshop aiming to demystify the process of...
by Ryukan | Jul 24, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
Interview with Nicole Cromartie and Katie Wilson-Best of the Clyfford Still Museum on the exhibit Tell Clyfford I Said Hi, done in partnership with the Colville Confederated Tribes of Nespelem, Washington. Recorded at 2:22pm on July 22, 2026 via Zoom. What a great...
by Ryukan | Jul 24, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
Interview with Joyce Tsai, Director of the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver. Recorded Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 2PM via Zoom. It was a rather stunning tour of the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, Colorado, on July 2, 2026. Museum Director Joyce Tsai spoke without...
by Zach Charles | Jul 18, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
David McCloskey passed away on July 3, 2026. In honor of his lifetime of work to create and spread a culture that was deeply connected to the Cascadian bioregion, Cascadian Prophets, which owes more than just its name to his work, want to share this interview from...
by Ryukan | Jul 15, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
I was delighted today to interview Lulu Zilinskas on the astrology of Clyfford Still. An archivist and intuitive practitioner utilizing astrology and tarot, she currently serves as the archivist and manager of digital collections at the Clyfford Still Museum and sat...
by Ryukan | Jul 14, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
I had the great fortune today to interview Michael Holloman about the Abstract Expressionist legend Clyfford Still and how Still’s time on the Colville Indian Reservation was a transformative experience for the artist. The interview was recorded as I am a...
