by Zach Charles | Apr 9, 2026 | CPL 2050, Poetry Postcard Fest
Hello Postcarders, Bioregionalists, Poets, et.al, I am writing you today on behalf of Cascadia 2050 to invite you to participate in a special project honoring the 20th Poetry Postcard Festival. We hope you will be able to start your fest a little early and send us one...
by Ryukan | Mar 9, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050, Poetry Postcard Fest
Dear CPL Fan. I trust you & yours are well in these chaotic times. When I read that Chinese astrology refers to The Year of the Fire Horse (2026) and the Year of the Fire Goat (2027) as the Red Horse and Red Goat CALAMITY, I knew we were in for turbulence, but...
by Ryukan | Mar 2, 2026 | Blog, blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050, Poetry Postcard Fest
To create greater awareness of the 20th year of the Poetry Postcard Fest AND greater awareness of parks in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood AND greater awareness of (& proper use) the Personal Universe Deck created by Michael McClure, the Cascadia...
by Veronica Martinez | Feb 25, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050, Poetry Postcard Fest
On Friday, January 31 and Friday, February 6, Cascadia 2050 members Zach Charles, Ankober Yewondwossen and myself (Veronica Martinez) drove to Vancouver, Washington to host guest poetry workshops for middle and high school students at the Vancouver School of Arts and...
by Veronica Martinez | Jan 30, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050
Cascadia 2050 Mission and Goals Cascadia 2050 was established in 2024 by Veronica Martinez, Zach Charles, Zaylan Jacobsen and Paul Nelson with the intention of expanding and translating the work of Cascadia Poetics Lab for a younger audience. In 2025, we welcomed new...
by Zach Charles | Jan 19, 2026 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, everybody. I am writing to you today from an intersection of many identities, several of which I think bear presentation on a day like today in a time like the one we find ourselves currently confronted with. I am writing to you as a...
