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Subduction 3 – Resistance, Nov 4@7pm@Vermillion

Subduction 3 on Nov 4 at 7pm at Vermilion has a theme of Cascadian resistance and features writers from Winter in America (Still.

CPF10 Reviews

Denise Calvetti-Michaels testimonial for CPF10 with photos by Roxi Power

Poetry Postcard Fest Open Mic

Poetry Postcard Fest Open Mic for Year 20, Sept 1, 2026.

Michael Holloman on Clyfford Still in Cascadia

Michael Holloman (AKA M. Yellowbear) is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation, located in Northeastern Washington State. A tenured Professor in the Department of Art at Washington State University in Pullman, he discussed Abstract Expressionist legend Clyfford Still’s transformative experience as co-founder of the Nespelem Art Colony.

Mateo Quispe in Cascadia Journal

Cascadia Journal on Mateo Quispe’s canoe-styled bookcases in Auburn and in Muckleshoot Nation.

Every Death Hurts (Josh Massey on Barry McKinnon)

Josh Massey writing about meeting legendary BC poet Barry McKinnon

Cascadian Poetry at Vermillion

A note on the Cascadia Journal coverage of the Cascadia Day Poetry Explosion at Vermillion May 18 2026

Carletta Carrington Wilson: Object Lessons

News about Carletta Carrington Wilson: Object Lessons, Part of Handwork 2026 at the Bainbridge Island Art Museum, July 3 to September 20 with links to archive interviews Paul E Nelson conducted with Carletta.

Postcarding & Daysinging (A Workshop)

Postcarding and DaySonging (A Workshop). In this session it will be a presentation of how the postcard fest developed, how the daysong developed, how I prepare for the fest and how participants attending prepare for the fest, as well as how to prepare for a successful daysong. The similarities of the daysong to serial poetry could be discussed, as well as the effort to put one’s self into the open, which has benefits in one’s own life.

Writing Activism from Within a Texas Prison (By Katie Sarah Zale)

Katie Sarah Zale on the case of incarcerated writer Kwaneta Harris and her prison conditions and the state of U.S. justice.

CJ Prince Has Passed

The Conversation Continues: A Gedenkschrift for C.J. Prince

Postcards at Kubota Garden

Free Poetry Postcard Collage workshop and tour of Kubota Garden supported by 4Culture.

Bob Pyle and Jim Dott in Seattle

ROBERT MICHAEL PYLE and Jim Dott Read at Arundel Books on March 20 2026 hosted by Watershed Press

Volunteers Need for Postcard Activations + CPL News

News about Poetry Postcard Activations in Rainier Beach, a new Rainier Beach Arts Roundtable and the recent CPL board decision to lay off all staff.

Rainier Beach Poetry Postcard Activations

Poetry Postcard “Activations” with postcard collage-making materials, postcards, pens, scissors and a grid for the words that will go into the creation of a Personal Universe Deck for each park where we plan events.

Cascadia Poetics LAB was known as SPLAB prior to September 2021. Here you will find past SPLAB blog articles going back to 2009.

Two Postcard Events!

The August POetry POstcard Fest happens for the 12th year in 2018. The fest has become the biggest annual funder of...

Reviews of Becoming Cascadian

To redefine our lives and the places we live by Bioregion, rather than by political boundaries, is not the work of a single morning. It will require small cadres of committed people who become nature literate, write instructive poems and essays, and gradually make sense to their neighbors. This program, Becoming Cascadia, was one node in a larger effort that has been developing. This particular workshop, however, drew not only on Cascadian writers, but drew a handful of people who have been at work a long time on the job! Touring Kubota Gardens provided a direct view deep into the bioregion for many reasons. Eating meals as a group solidified our sense of community. Concluding with poetry gave ceremonial fragrance. The sharing of ideas, books, and other resources, will remain central. Thanks to Mark Gonnerman for a list of resources. Thanks to all for straight talk and careful listening. – Andrew Schelling