by Ryukan | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog
From Robert Flor: Seattle, WA: On April 10th and 11th, 2015, La Sala and Pinoy Words Expressed Kultura Arts (PWEKA) will present three Latino/a and three Filipino/a poets who will consider the influence of Latino and Filipino mythology on poetry. During two events...
by Ryukan | Feb 21, 2015 | Blog
It is a tradition that I first encountered at the Taos Poetry Circus in New Mexico. The democratic component of that fest and of the Cascadia Poetry Festival is Living Room. Poets gather in a circle and read their own work and listen to each other. The event is...
by Ryukan | Feb 19, 2015 | Blog
From Rick Schober Hello Paul, I am writing to let you know of a book that I recently completed, The Whole Shot: Collected Interviews with Gregory Corso. I figured that you might find it of interest. Advance reviews from eminent Beat literature scholars have praised...
by Ryukan | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog
Look at this lineup for the closing reading at the 3rd Cascadia Poetry Festival. I hope you’ll consider attending and connecting with other poets from Cascadia in this ongoing cultural investigation. See you in Nanaimo! Joanne Arnott is a Canadian...
by Ryukan | Feb 10, 2015 | Blog
An Invitation to the Cascadia Poetry Festival in Nanaimo April 30-May 3 Dear Poets and Friends: I and many friends have been working to organize and to bring the 2015 Cascadia Poetry Festival to Nanaimo–a truly grass roots festival and cultural investigation of...
by Ryukan | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog
This might be the most electric event each year at the Cascadia Poetry Festival. Poets of all different backgrounds, academic, street poets, slam poets, conceptual poets, sound poets, nature poets, &c. get their chance to read ONE POEM on the stage. The edition of...
by Ryukan | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog
Seattle Poetics Lab (SPLAB) brings three poets into one space for an evening of readings. Join us for this literary event in the heart of Seattle’s Capitol Hill. A $5 suggested donation will support the readers. Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar is at 1508 11th...
by Ryukan | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog
The local organizing committee in Nanaimo is working hard to make the third iteration of the fest, April 30-May3, 2015, a huge success. They have created a poster for one of the lighter events at the Festival, the Marmot Bout. Named for an alter ego of the emcee,...
by Ryukan | Jan 19, 2015 | Blog
From Jared Leising: Hi, I’m writing with some exciting news. In collaboration with Cascadia College and Cascadia Poetics Lab, we’re offering a free, online course through the CANVAS Network on innovative poetry of the Cascadia bioregion. It’s easy to...
by Ryukan | Jan 16, 2015 | Blog
Ann Graham Walker just published a wonderful article on the history and mission of the Cascadia Poetry Festival. See: http://issuu.com/fbcw/docs/201410-issuu/23?e=13919309/9724638 Thanks Ann.
by Ryukan | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog
Seattle Poetics Lab (SPLAB) brings three poets into one space for an evening of readings. Join us for this literary event in the heart of Seattle’s Capitol Hill. A $5 suggested donation will support the readers and the event is being curated and hosted by SPLAB...
by Ryukan | Dec 26, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I did this last year, a post of the top ten posts/pages of the year. I excluded American Sentences and all individual pages associated with that daily practice and also Organic Poetry and individual essays under that rubric. I’ve also included only two of the...
by Ryukan | Nov 30, 2014 | Blog
Reports are still coming in but it is apparent that longtime Red Sky poet David Whited who died yesterday morning. Michael Hureaux said: “Great poet and one of the silliest and laughingest men life could ever bless a person’s presence with. The world has...
by Ryukan | Nov 24, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
WooHoo! The last 2014 August Poetry Postcard! (See all here.) And with only 221 days until the next call goes out. Hawthorn Presence uses an image I took on my cellphone of the house Denise Levertov lived in, images of my visit with Charles Potts in Walla Walla and...
by Ryukan | Nov 23, 2014 | Blog
One of the top journals in Cascadia is branching out and needs your support. I am awed by the depth of this journal and their latest, a tribute to George Bowering is stunning. A must-have for anyone serious about poetry in this bioregion and beyond. Quite compelling...
