by Zach Charles | Nov 16, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
This interview is brought to you in memory of Jack Foley, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 85. The interview is with Jack and his wife Adelle, who were poets from Oakland, California. They had recently performed at the 3rd annual Super Bowl of Poetry...
by Veronica Martinez | Nov 16, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
CPF9 Creative Resistance Panel Video! On October 11, 2025, we followed the first 9th Cascadia Poetry Festival panel with a Creative Resistance panel at the Rainier Beach Community Club. The panel featured speakers Roxi Power, Katie Sarah Zale, Brenda Cardenas and...
by Veronica Martinez | Nov 13, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab, News
CPL Letter of Recommendation from Katie Sarah Zale We are still basking in the glow of the honor of receiving a Humanities Washington 50th Anniversary Award! You can learn all about Humanities Washington and the 50th Anniversary Awards they granted to outstanding...
by Veronica Martinez | Nov 11, 2025 | News
CPF9 in Rainier Beach Action Coalition Newsletter In the November 7, 2025 edition of the Rainier Beach Action Coalition online newsletter, the 9th Cascadia Poetry Festival was promoted and covered. We are grateful to the Rainier Beach Action Coalition and their...
by Veronica Martinez | Nov 7, 2025 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Tim Mateer Postcard Workshop Learn about different techniques and perspectives in writing and designing postcards with longtime Poetry Postcard Fest poet Tim Mateer! Tim has created and mailed over 2,000 Poetry Postcards in his illustrious postcard career. He is...
by Veronica Martinez | Nov 6, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
CPF9 Invocation and Panel Video! On October 11, 2025, we started the second day of the 9th Cascadia Poetry Festival with a invocation, land acknowledgment and panel at the Rainier Beach Community Club. The invocation and land acknowledgment featured Ken Workman, 5th...
by Veronica Martinez | Nov 5, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Provide assistance for Jamaican community members affected by Hurricane Melissa From Staceyann Chin, poet and founder of Kindred on the Rock, an inclusive community farm in the mountains of Jamaica: Days ago, in the immediate aftermath of the storm, we picked up the...
by Veronica Martinez | Nov 4, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Cascadia Poetics Lab and founder Paul E. Nelson won a Humanities Washington Award! Thanks to a nomination by Katie Sarah Zale and magnificent letters of recommendation by Jason Wirth, Katie Sarah Zale and Zach Charles, Paul Nelson and the Cascadia Poetics Lab received...
by Zach Charles | Nov 1, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab, podcastb
In this interview on her book Vodou Visions with Sallie Ann Glassman, she discusses becoming a Manbo, or Vodou Priestess, Vodou, its history as a religion created by enslaved Africans, common misunderstandings about it, its power as an experiential religion, and...
by Veronica Martinez | Oct 30, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050
From Cascadia 2050 member Zach Charles: On Thursday, October 16, after a long day of teaching middle schoolers, I had the pleasure to continue working with the future of our Cascadian communities at Cascade K-8’s literacy night. I was joined by a variety of...
by Veronica Martinez | Oct 28, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
CPF9 Keynote Reading Video! On October 10, 2025 following concurrent breakout workshops, we started the 9th Cascadia Poetry Festival with a keynote reading at the Rainier Beach Community Club. The reading featured poets Robert Lashley, Sharon Thesen, Roberto Harrison...
by Veronica Martinez | Oct 27, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
An Implicate World, Unfolding…by David McCloskey A 2017 philosophical-poetic meditation by David McCloskey, creator of the Cascadia map. To learn more about David McCloskey and his work, visit the Cascadia Institute site. David McCloskey© April 22, 2017Cascadia...
by Veronica Martinez | Oct 27, 2025 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Postcards from PPF 2025 Poet Elya Braden! Below are gorgeous postcards and poems created by 2025 PPF poet Elya Braden. Thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous work, Elya! Earlybird registration for the 2026 Poetry Postcard Fest is open now, CLICK HERE to register...
by Veronica Martinez | Oct 23, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Register for Fall 2025 Life as Rehearsal for the Poem and Poetics as Cosmology! Fall 2025 Life as Rehearsal for the Poem and Poetics as Cosmology, facilitated by CPL Founding Director Paul E. Nelson, begin next week! Register now to join these open form-focused...
by Veronica Martinez | Oct 22, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab
Submit to Reed Magazine by Nov. 1 California’s oldest literary journal is accepting art submissions for their 159th issue! Free and paid submissions for art are available. Submit by November 1 to be considered! Learn more about submissions on the Reed Magazine...
