by Roberta Hoffman | Jun 5, 2026 | Books
Cascadian Prophets: Interviews 1999-2023 is the second collection of transcribed interviews taken from the 30 year history of the Cascadia Poetics Lab and conducted by Paul E Nelson, CPL Founder. Interviewees include 7 USAmericans and 7 Canadians, 7 women and 7 men...
by Ryukan | Jun 1, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
11a-1p, Saturday, June 6 is your last time to hang out with other postcard poets, learn about the area’s local history and create some collages for your 2026 Poetry Postcard Fest season. It’s year 20 and we felt that fact deserved a bit of celebration....
by Zach Charles | May 30, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
If you were to give the third or fourth longest river in the world a wish, it might simply to run free or to be clean and pure again. In the summer of 2013, the world’s third longest river, the Yangtze, will get 2,000 wishes in a program called the Kinship of...
by Ryukan | May 30, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Our last Poetry Postcard Activation of the year is set for Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Pritchard Beach. We’ll have postcard collage supplies, a postcard prompt provided by Cascadia 2050 and a talk about the history of the spot and plans to make it a waterfront...
by Ryukan | May 28, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab
I met Barry McKinnon at a Gwillim Lake Writing Retreat near Tumbler Ridge in 2008. This is north of Prince George, maybe six hours west of Edmonton deep in the mountains. I worked in forestry at the time like many others in the area, and saw the poster in town in...
by Zach Charles | May 26, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050
On Saturday, June 27, 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. Sign up here. In my experience, in conversations with friends, family, and acquaintances,...
by Zach Charles | May 24, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050, Poetry Postcard Fest
This year the Poetry Postcard Fest celebrates its 20th anniversary. From the fest many a creative project has spawned, and one recent example of that is Julie Master’s book: No Headlines Here: Postcard Poems. Julie is the author of 2 other books, Away From Car Noise...
by Ryukan | May 23, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, News
We celebrated Cascadia Day 2026 at Vermillion with Andy Engelson at the Cascadia Journal/Cascadia Democratic Action and Wade Atkinson took some amazing photos! Thanks Wade! See the gallery here: https://wade.pixieset.com/cascadiadaypoetry/ Here are a few to whet yr...
by Ryukan | May 20, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, News
The Cascadia Day Poetry Explosion, organized by Andy Engelson of Cascadia Journal and Cascadia Democratic Action was a brilliant evening of creative language and community. In his Cascadia Journal report, Andy wrote: Last night’s Cascadia Day celebration of...
by Zach Charles | May 17, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
How does one make literary art about this time in history that avoids rhetoric and facile political positioning in this era of the spectacle? How does one avoid being consumed by the simultaneous collapse of so many systems — some being eviscerated by people in...
by Ryukan | May 15, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab
On view at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art this summer is Carletta Carrington Wilson is Object Lessons. Poet/Fabric Artist/Bookmaker Carletta Carrington Wilson “uses fabric and found materials as portals to the past, linking personal and collective...
by Ryukan | May 12, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
I came across this in my journal today. (See below.) Now that Diana Elser has left the board to focus on her writing, I thought it was an excellent way to thank her for her board service and display what makes the Cascadia Poetics Lab different from any non-profit...
by Ryukan | May 9, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab
The Cascadia Poetics Lab is delighted to participate in ScribFest, June 20 & 21, 2026, at Town Hall. From the ScribLab website: “ScribFest brings PNW performance writers together for a weekend of professional development, artistic sharing, community...
by Ryukan | May 4, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
Today, May 4, 2026, marks the last month of Earlybird Registration for the 20th Poetry Postcard Fest. The suggested donation will go up to $25 after June 4. Scholarships are available to people in need. Contact us. Since the Poetry Postcard Fest is 20 years old, it...
by Zach Charles | May 2, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
Sam Hamill wrote in his final book blurb: “Zhang Er brings us startling ‘burial ground poems’ from Chinese that are striking in their perspective and elegant in style and presentation. They represent a poetic sensibility that is unique and often profound,...
