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...
by Ryukan | Jun 24, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
When we asked for testimonials from Poetry Postcard Fest participants, we never expected to be inundated. Check this: Elizabeth Maxey: This will be my 11th year with the fest, and I can’t imagine a year without it. August is the one month when I allow myself to...
by Ryukan | Jun 21, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The 16th Poetry Postcard Fest begins July 4. Those who have registered and have 32 in their group will get their lists that day and those who have registered more recently will get a list by the next day. Starting your postcard poem writing on July 6 gives you...
by Ryukan | Jun 18, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The 16th Poetry Postcard Fest begins July 4 and registration will end on that day! REGISTER NOW and await your postcard mirth! What do people say about the fest? Jessica Gershon: (The Poetry Postcard Fest) is what my soul needed. It has introduced me to parts of...
by Ryukan | Jun 13, 2022 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Thanks to the folks who came to our Inside the Day Song workshop last Saturday. More news about that project will be forthcoming. Now is the time for the last-minute postcard fest registrants to step up and commit to participating in this life-changing project. More...
by Ryukan | Jun 8, 2022 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcast
We caught up with the Editor of the visionary blog on Cascadian issues, Patrick Mazza of The Raven, in early May 2022. We present our chat below in the latest Cascadian Prophets podcast. In my interview introduction I said: “Patrick Mazza is tracking crises and...
