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...
by Veronica Martinez | Oct 30, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050
From Cascadia 2050 member Zach Charles: On Thursday, October 16, after a long day of teaching middle schoolers, I had the pleasure to continue working with the future of our Cascadian communities at Cascade K-8’s literacy night. I was joined by a variety of...
by Veronica Martinez | Aug 30, 2025 | blog cascadia poetics lab, CPL 2050
The weekend of August 21-24, Paul Nelson and 3/4 of the Cascadia 2050 crew embarked on a journey to Cumberland, British Columbia for the Rain Shadow Poetry Festival! The first night of the festival, we celebrated the release of poet and CPL friend Lorin Medley’s...
