by Ryukan | Nov 22, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Passing Lane is another 2014 August Postcard Poem, but this one reflects a life firmly back home after my visit to Mexico, firmly into the routine of taking walks in my Hillman City/Seward Park neighborhood, learning the names of local plants (which may not be local)...
by Ryukan | Nov 18, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Driving the Redwood Highway is one of the most wonderful road trips I could ever imagine. Starting from Grants Pass, Oregon, stopping at Dutch Bros coffee to get an Irish Creme latté, you soon head southwest and go through stands of old growth Redwoods and along...
by Ryukan | Nov 17, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
by Ryukan | Nov 11, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Not too many postcard poems from 2014 left. (Whew!) This one features another Germán Montalvo image and is an homage to Denise Levertov. Long live the organic! (Well, until it decomposes.) A link to all 2014 August Postcard poems here.
by Ryukan | Nov 11, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
496. The Occasional Chicharrón has more Congress and Puebla reflections, another reference to Vargas Lugo’s butterfly nation flags and the impending USAmerican football season, the advent of which signals the end of summer in many different ways. The intense violence...
by Ryukan | Nov 5, 2014 | Blog
This FREE & ALL AGES event will be filled with poetry and music and community – you won’t want to miss it. Monday, November 10, 2014 6:30 PM Doors I 7:30 PM Show The Moore Theatre, 1932 2nd Ave, Seattle Ride Metro the Moore! kingcounty.gov/tripplanner RSVP on...
by Ryukan | Oct 28, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
by Ryukan | Oct 28, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The latest postcard poem from the 2014 August Poetry Postcard Fest. August 19, 2014, Seattle, WA “Holiness does not dissolve, it is a presence / of bronze.” – Denise Levertov The Cholula sacramental marching band scatters rose petals in a trail...
by Ryukan | Oct 18, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
An August poetry postcard sent to Linda Roller. https://media.blubrry.com/cascadian_prophets/paulenelson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/492.-Star-Lings.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (917.5KB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Blubrry | RSS |...
by Ryukan | Oct 18, 2014 | Blog
Press Release Cascadia Poetry Festival Affordable Workshops Four fantastic workshops (only $60 each!) will be happening at Vancouver Island University where many of the main events for the festival are being held. You do not need a festival gold pass to sign up for a...
by Ryukan | Oct 17, 2014 | Blog
From Ursula Vaira of Leaf Press: Welcome to Overleaf, a chapbook manuscript competition which awards contracts to one Canadian and one international poet each year. Winners will receive 50 copies of their copies of their chapbook as well as publicity and $100.00 to...
by Ryukan | Oct 9, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Another 2014 August Poetry Postcard Poem written in Puebla, Mexico, when I was attending the 14th Subud World Congress. Again a reference to Pablo Vargas Lugo and the exhibit at Museo Amparo.
by Ryukan | Oct 6, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
489. Bandera de la Mariposa is a reference to an exhibit at Museo Amparo in Puebla, Mexico that was running during the recent Subud World Congress. A beautiful museum in a restored colonial building, the main exhibit featured the work of Pablo Vargas Lugo. A Mexican...
by Ryukan | Oct 5, 2014 | Poetry Postcard Fest
by Ryukan | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog
Beloved Oregon poet Bill Shively died on Sunday, September 28th. Information for the Bill Shively Memorial. We will celebrate the life and spirit of our friend Bill Shively and help to send his soul to the next dimension. Saturday, October 25 4:00-7:00 PM Spring...
