by Roberta Hoffman | Aug 8, 2024 | Poetry Postcard Fest
This Fest is For the Birds From PPF committee member Margaret Lee: I arose this morning before the full moon had set. Driving west and then south en route to Deep Fork, my shifting vantage showed me changing views of the silver disk stroked by low clouds. By the time...
by Roberta Hoffman | Aug 6, 2024 | blog cascadia poetics lab
August 22, 2024 Cascadian Zen: Mountain Zen Rain Community Event A talk and reading with the three editors of Cascadian Zen Volume One, Paul Nelson, Jason Wirth, and Adelia MacWilliam accompanied by Daphne Marlatt. DATE: August 22, 2024TIME: 6 PM- 9PMPLACE: Mountain...
by Roberta Hoffman | Aug 1, 2024 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Updates and Stats for the 18th Poetry Postcard Fest We hope you are all enjoying the 18th Poetry Postcard Fest! This year, we celebrate a RECORD BREAKING amount of participants! We are so grateful for the opportunity to host this festival and foster such a creative...
by Ryukan | Aug 1, 2024 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast, podcastb
Jerome Rothenberg was a legendary poet, translator and anthologist. His work on various poetry anthologies, including Poems for the Millennium were an inspiration for our Cascadian Zen series. He died on April 21, 2024 and we’re presenting this archive audio of...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 26, 2024 | Poetry Postcard Fest
What kind of Postcard Poet are you? Take this quiz and find out! From PPF committee member Ina Roy-Faderman:Did you know that there are different styles of postcard poets? There sure are! Take this quick quiz and discover your true postcarding self! Do you:A) Start...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 21, 2024 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Poetry Postcard Fest 2024 Updates! Thank you so much for registering for Poetry Postcard Fest 2024! We hope you are having an enriching and creative experience as you share your postcards with your group. Remember that a goal of the fest is to connect more deeply with...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 16, 2024 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Postcards from Here and Postcards from Mapes Creek Highlights! On July 14, 2024, we hosted our first IN PERSON Poetry Postcard Fest events: Postcards from Here and Postcards from Mapes Creek! Long-time postcard poets Tim Mateer of Austin, TX, Colette Dutton of...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, News, Poetry Postcard Fest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2024Contact: Paul E. Nelson, pen@cascadiapoeticslab.org CASCADIA POETICS LAB TO HOST POSTCARDS FROM MAPES CREEK EVENT By Veronica Martinez, Administrative Assistant, Cascadia Poetics Lab Connect to the gorgeous nature of the Cascadia...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 10, 2024 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Full width, Poetry Postcard Fest
Postcards From Mapes Creek Join us next to Mapes Creek at 4:30 Sunday, July 14, 2024, as Tim Mateer, of Austin, TX, Abhaya Thomas of Portland, OR, and Colette Dutton of Yellville, AR, talk about their approach to the annual Poetry Postcard Fest along with local poets...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 7, 2024 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Inland Poetry Presents: 31 Days Join Inland Poetry in Ellensburg, WA on Saturday July 20, 2024 from 4-6 PM for a postcard poetry event! Poets Jillian Calahan and Rachel Karyo will share strategies for participating in poetry marathons. This event is free and open to...
by Roberta Hoffman | Jul 4, 2024 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Getting Ready for Poetry Postcard Fest From Postcard Poet Colleen Hein: I’m simultaneously nervous and excited to send postcard poems to thirty-one strangers. The most important rule? Write the poem in one fell swoop -no drafts, no practicing your handwriting, just an...
by Ryukan | Jul 3, 2024 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Caring Bridge for Richard Osler “Did you know, a quick comment can boost morale by 28.2%”— Caring Bridge Longtime Poetry Postcard Fest participant Richard Osler has been diagnosed with Stage Four esophageal cancer. It has spread to his liver and lymph nodes and he has...
by Ryukan | Jul 1, 2024 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast
Attending a memorial always has its share of grief. Some memorials more than others. The life of Barry McKinnon was celebrated in Prince George, British Columbia, Saturday, June 22, 2024. (I will write in more detail about Barry before too long. Poetry Postcard Fest...
by Ryukan | Jul 1, 2024 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The Poetry Postcard Fest is beginning soon! Finalized lists of the people we’re trading postcard poems with will be distributed starting this week. And each of us are preparing in our own way: those of us with a fine arts yen have been drawing, painting, collaging, or...
by Ryukan | Jun 28, 2024 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Captain who??? As you may have noticed, there’s a new term in the Poetry Postcard Fest glossary for 2024: List Captain. Like many grassroots organizations that grow organically, the annual Fest would probably not happen without the hands-on attention of one person. Of...
