Our last Poetry Postcard Activation of the year is set for Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Pritchard Beach. We'll have postcard collage supplies, a postcard prompt provided by Cascadia 2050 and a talk...
Cascadia Poetics LAB blog
Every Death Hurts (Josh Massey on Barry McKinnon)
I met Barry McKinnon at a Gwillim Lake Writing Retreat near Tumbler Ridge in 2008. This is north of Prince George, maybe six hours west of Edmonton deep in the mountains. I worked in forestry at the...
I Want to Write a Poem (But Don’t Know How): A Cascadia 2050 workshop
On Saturday, June 27, from 3 - 5pm, Cascadia 2050 will be hosting a workshop titled: I Want to Write a Poem (But Don't Know How). Cost: free, suggested donation $25. Sign up here. In my experience,...
Cascadia 2050 interview with Julie Masters
This year the Poetry Postcard Fest celebrates its 20th anniversary. From the fest many a creative project has spawned, and one recent example of that is Julie Master’s book: No Headlines Here:...
Cascadia Day Photos
We celebrated Cascadia Day 2026 at Vermillion with Andy Engelson at the Cascadia Journal/Cascadia Democratic Action and Wade Atkinson took some amazing photos! Thanks Wade! See the gallery here:...
Cascadian Poetry at Vermillion
The Cascadia Day Poetry Explosion, organized by Andy Engelson of Cascadia Journal and Cascadia Democratic Action was a brilliant evening of creative language and community. In his Cascadia Journal...









