by Ryukan | Apr 2, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
The Cascadia 2050 crew will continue the series of springtime Poetry Postcard Activations Saturday, April 18, from 11a – 1p at Kubota Garden, a jewel in the Rainier Beach neighborhood. We’ll get tour of the garden from a docent, have postcard collage...
by Zach Charles | Apr 1, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
Open the anthology Women of the Beat Generation to page 256 and read the words of Brother Antoninus, William Everson, who said, “A series of women poets emerged in San Francisco who identified with the establish Beat Poets even as they challenged them on their...
by Ryukan | Mar 30, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Our next postcard activation is Wednesday, April 1 at 6pm at yəhaw̓, Two seasoned postcard poets, Zach Charles and your humble narrator will talk about the Poetry Postcard Fest and provide postcards and collage materials. yəhaw̓, Indigenous Creatives Collective is at...
by Ryukan | Mar 19, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
In partnership with the Rainier Beach Action Coalition, the Cascadia Poetics Lab is initiating a neighborhood arts roundtable to increase the visibility of arts & culture in Rainier Beach, to allow creatives to network, to make Rainier Beach a destination for arts...
by Ryukan | Mar 19, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
The Rain Shadow Poetics Lab Society is building on the momentum of last August’s events in Cumberland, BC with a workshop by Sharon Thesen and readings by bioregional poets Lorin Medley, Scott Lawrance and Lorraine Martinuik. All events happening April 18 on...
by Zach Charles | Mar 19, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
On the Way to Kluusms is the first poetry chapbook to be published by Watershed Press, a bioregional press based in Seattle, but with strong connections to Vancouver Island. The author is Lorin Medley, whose poetry has been published in anthologies like Winter in...
by Ryukan | Mar 12, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab
Two Cascadian Zen poets from central Cascadia are in Seattle, Friday, March 20, 2026, at 6:30 at Arundel Books. You can listen to our 2024 interview with Robert Michael Pyle here. Both poets are deeply connected to place and have been writing for a long time. Arundel...
by Ryukan | Mar 9, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050, Poetry Postcard Fest
Dear CPL Fan. I trust you & yours are well in these chaotic times. When I read that Chinese astrology refers to The Year of the Fire Horse (2026) and the Year of the Fire Goat (2027) as the Red Horse and Red Goat CALAMITY, I knew we were in for turbulence, but...
by Veronica Martinez | Mar 3, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Watch A Poet, directed by Columbian director Simón Mesa Soto, THIS WEEKEND at SIFF Film Center in Seattle! We are grateful to have received a coupon code for Cascadia Poetics Lab supporters to view A Poet March 6-9, 2026. CLICK HERE to buy a movie ticket, and enter...
by Ryukan | Mar 2, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050, Poetry Postcard Fest
To create greater awareness of the 20th year of the Poetry Postcard Fest AND greater awareness of parks in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood AND greater awareness of (& proper use) the Personal Universe Deck created by Michael McClure, the Cascadia...
by Zach Charles | Feb 27, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
On November 10, 2012, Sam Hamill and Ian Boyden joined together to do an interview on Hamill’s chapbook Border Songs, as well as Habitations, a collaboration between the poet, Sam, and the painter, Ian. Fewer than a dozen copies were made of the book, although...
by Veronica Martinez | Feb 27, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
CPL Featured Poets To continue to extend our gratitude to the generosity of our community, Cascadia Poetics Lab is featuring the work of our supporters! If you’ve participated in an CPL program and want your work to be featured on our blog and Instagram, contact us...
by Veronica Martinez | Feb 25, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050, Poetry Postcard Fest
On Friday, January 31 and Friday, February 6, Cascadia 2050 members Zach Charles, Ankober Yewondwossen and myself (Veronica Martinez) drove to Vancouver, Washington to host guest poetry workshops for middle and high school students at the Vancouver School of Arts and...
by Veronica Martinez | Feb 20, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
FREE Postcard Activation Events in Seattle this Spring! JOIN US for a series of free outdoor postcard poetry gatherings in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood! Celebrating the 20th season of Poetry Postcards, these events will bring poetry, creativity, and...
by Veronica Martinez | Feb 19, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
The Poetics of Cascadian Land and Water Curriculum Available NOW! The Poetics of Cascadian Land and Water workshop facilitated by poet Harold Rhenisch has come to a close! Thank you to Harold for facilitating this workshop and sharing your knowledge on Chinook Wawa...
