Cascadia Poetics LAB blog

Poetry & Posole THIS WEEKEND!

Celebrate Cascadia with us THIS SATURDAY! THIS SATURDAY May 18, Cascadia...

GIVE BIG to Cascadia Poetics Lab!

GIVE BIG to Cascadia Poetics Lab in 2024! Help celebrate Give Big 2024 on...

Poetry & Posole

Poetry and Posole Cascadia Day Celebrate the power of the natural world...

Mapes Creek Blessing

Some photos and notes from the April 27 2024 Blessing of Mapes Creek facilitated by the Cascadia Poetics Lab in Rainier Beach.

Cascadian Zen Audio from Vancouver Reading

The Cascadian Zen editors are on the road again. This Tuesday, (APR 30,...

Mapes Creek Multicultural Blessing April 27 9am

Since moving the world headquarters of the Cascadia Poetics Lab to...

Poetry and Posole Fundraiser Event!

A poetry & Posole fundraiser with featured poets Amalio Madueño, Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Lorna Dee Cervantes & Paul E Nelson. There will be books raffled off including a deluxe limited edition of Cascadian Zen Volume I.

Upcoming Cascadian Zen Mini Tour!

Upcoming Cascadian Zen Events! The editors of Cascadian Zen Vol. I Paul...

Interview with Bill Porter on the Film “Dancing With the Dead”

Paul E Nelson interviews Bill Porter on the film “Dancing With the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation as it screens Sunday, April 21 at SIFF Cinema Egyptian.

Nicholas Gulig Interview

The Poet Laureate of Wisconsin Nicholas Gulig discussing the influence legendary poet Lorine Niedecker had on his work, recreating her trip around Lake Superior and discussing the poem’s similarity with an altar.

Poet Spotlight: Tess Gallagher

Poet Spotlight: Tess Gallagher

Among the many influential Cascadian poets that we are excited to welcome to the 7th Cascadia Poetry Festival on October 6-8 is the award winning Port Angeles poet and short story writer Tess Gallagher. Gallagher will be hosting a workshop entitled “Stimulating the Satori Moment in Poems.”

I received my BA in Creative Writing and English from the University of Arizona, and lived in Arizona for most of my life. While I had some previous knowledge of Washington state thanks to various family members that have lived here, I only had a basic understanding of the impact Washington, and the entire Cascadia bioregion, had on literature.

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