What does it mean to be here? What practices help reconnect a person to a place? How does this manifest in Cascadia as opposed to other bioregions, places? What are poets doing to respond to the realities of the United States moving toward an authoritarian style of rule?
The Cascadia Poetry Festival is a gathering of poets and bioregionalists, exploring poetry and its connection to environmental, political, historical, and sociological pursuits within Cascadia bioregion. The festival aims to consider how prioritizing natural and cultural boundaries, rather than arbitrary political ones, can address climate change and other issues.
October 10-12, 2025 at the Rainier Beach Community Center
Full schedule available HERE. Gold passes available HERE.
Workshops and panels featuring poets Brenda Cardenas, Zach Charles, Jim Dott, Roberto Harrison, Brenda Hillman, Alicia Hokanson, Robert Lashley, Lorin Medley, Rhea Melina, Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Paul E. Nelson, Roxi Power, Robert Michael Pyle, Sharon Thesen, Matt Trease, Jason Wirth, Katie Sarah Zale.