The Cascadia Poetics Lab board met at the Sou'wester Lodge in Seaview, WA, this past weekend, September 16-18, 2022...
CPL on Long Beach Peninsula
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splab archive blog
Cascadia Poetics LAB was known as SPLAB prior to September 2021. Here you will find past SPLAB blog articles going back to 2009.
CPL Outreach on Long Beach Peninsula
A poetry reading at the Sou’wester on the Long Beach Peninsula, WA, by Cascadia Poetics Lab board members and local allies.
Fumiko Kimura’s Life & Art by David Berger
How to capture the soul of a subject, live your life dedicated to your own art, the process of discovery and even plan...
Sharon Thesen Testimonial
We had a remarkable and deeply soulful Founding Supporters reading last night, Friday, November 5, 2021. Huge thanks...
Poems for Peace with Andrew Schelling
Andrew Schelling reads for the SICA-USA ZOOMUSE POEMS FOR PEACE.
Founding Supporters Reading
We are delighted to present four master poets for our Founding Supporters, those who have contributed at least $100 to...
Poetry Postcard Fest: A Tribute to di Prima and McClure
Registration for the 15th Poetry Postcard Fest ends July 18, 2021.
Poetry Postcard Fest Orientation
An orientation for the 15th Poetry Postcard Fest via Zoom, Saturday, June 19, 2021, 10am PDT.
New SPLAB Board Members
Two new members of the SPLAB Board of Directors. A treasurer is still needed on the board.
Cate Gable on Police Poetry
SPLAB's own Cate Gable, intrepid columnist for the Chinook Observer, observes the (ahem) "poetry" of the Minneapolis...
Please Give Big to SPLAB in 2021
Case for supporting SPLAB during Give Big 2021
The Challenge of Editing a Beat Legend
A wonderful look at the working style of one of SPLAB's poetry heroes, Michael McClure, as described by his last...
Kubota Garden Poems
From Lola Peters: Kubota Garden Revealed Your Kubota Garden Poem Open, online, poetry reading Monday, April 12,...
Richard Hugo House and the Writing Community
It is with great sorrow that I sit to compose this post about the Seattle writing community. For many years now,...
(Indigenous) Cascadian Zen
SPLAB Board Member Jason Wirth and I had the good fortune to interview Wedlidi Speck about an indigenous perspective...
Christine Lowther’s Tree Anthology
Christine Lowther, the Poet Laureate of Tofino, BC, and a Make it True poet, had a call for poets who love TREES. IT...
Tetsuzen Jason Wirth on SPLAB Ahimsa
How are two of SPLAB's key programs (the August POetry POstcard Fest and the Cascadia Poetry Fest related?) See...
Mike O’Connor Obituary
Mike O’Connor August 3, 1944 - January 4, 2021 https://www.ptleader.com/stories/mike-oconnor Obit by Tim McNulty and...