by Ryukan | Feb 28, 2017 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I’m just about finished with the 2017 Peace Postcards project. There are 28 poets on my list and without sending a card to myself, that means I had 27 poems to write and will probably get the last one done in the next day or so. This was year two of Carla...
by Ryukan | Feb 10, 2017 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Here’s one of those Facebook memes that when I first saw it I thought “I’ll pay attention if it comes around again.” Then August Poetry Postcarder Alley Greymond re-posted it, so I shared it and am sharing it here for your consideration: Oh!...
by Ryukan | Dec 6, 2016 | Blog
A small but appreciative group of Denise Levertov fans (including her former doctor) gathered Saturday (12.3.16) at the house in Seattle’s Seward Park neighborhood to attend the unveiling ceremony for a plaque erected in her memory. Colleen McElroy was the guest...
by Ryukan | Nov 25, 2016 | Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (pdf) MEMORIAL PLAQUE FOR DENISE LEVERTOV TO BE UNVEILED Seattle, WA, November 25, 2016 — A plaque to honor the memory of internationally-renowned poet Denise Levertov will be unveiled in a ceremony at 10am, Saturday, December 3, 2016, at her...
by Ryukan | Nov 22, 2016 | Blog
Daphne Marlatt was kind enough to allow us to publisher her Levertov Panel notes: Denise Levertov: Poet of Inter-Relations (by Daphne Marlatt) A few weeks after I’d turned 21 I had the opportunity to ask Denise Levertov a question vital to me as a young writer. This...
by Ryukan | Nov 21, 2016 | Blog
From Nate Mackey:
by Ryukan | Nov 6, 2016 | Blog
Mark your calendar for next year’s fest, the 5th CPF:
by Ryukan | Oct 31, 2016 | Blog
The 4th Cascadia Poetry Festival will happen Nov 3-6, 2016 in Seattle at the Spring Street Center. This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory and legacy of Denise Levertov who lived in Seattle for the last 8 years of her life and is buried here. A...
by Ryukan | Oct 30, 2016 | Blog
The fourth Cascadia Poetry Festival begins Thursday and we invite you to be part of the conversation. This post serves as a primer for some of the key opportunities. Gold Passes for entry into all events (except workshops and the Slam) are $35 and available at Brown...
by Ryukan | Oct 23, 2016 | Blog
There are two remarkable workshops being offered at the 4th Cascadia Poetry Festival in Seattle, November 3-6. Both are on Friday morning, November 4. Space is limited for both workshops. Daphne Marlatt, the remarkable Vancouver poet associated with the TISH group of...
by Ryukan | Oct 16, 2016 | Blog
Our second Massive Open Online Course begins tomorrow and runs four weeks through the Canvas portal. The course is being taught by Cascadia College teacher Jared Leising, in association with SPLAB, and is timed to coincide with the 4th Cascadia Poetry Festival. Week...
by Ryukan | Oct 15, 2016 | Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (pdf) CASCADIA POETRY FESTIVAL TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 3-6 IN SEATTLE Schedule includes Public Readings, Workshops and a Tribute to Denise Levertov. Seattle, WA, October 15, 2016— The Cascadia Poetry Festival is an international event which gathers...
by Ryukan | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog
Brian Turner, Iraq-war veteran and author of the highly acclaimed Here Bullet is the headliner of the 2nd Tacoma Poetry Festival. Registration is now open for the two-day Festival, happening at the Tacoma Public Utilities Building on Friday evening, October 21, and...
by Ryukan | Oct 10, 2016 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Sad to report that one of the longtime August Poetry Postcard Fest participants, Bridget Nutting of Vancouver, Washington, died yesterday, Sunday, October 9, 2016. From her son Josh: On Sunday October 09, after several years of battling high blood pressure, multiple...
by Ryukan | Oct 7, 2016 | Blog
Competitions have been part of two different Cascadia Poetry Festivals. (2014 and 2015). This year we did not find volunteers willing to facilitate a slam, but we were blessed with interest from the Slam community to stage a Cascadia Regional Poetry Slam as a...
