The DaySong is a potent ritual that requires preparation and some projective writing ability. You can't fake it. You have to have a writing practice, but if you do, you can be astonished at how much you can write in one day. Writing from Denise Levertov's notion of "form is never more than a revelation […]
The Poetics of Cascadian Land and Water with Harold Rhenisch Saturdays 3-5 PM PST ONLINE January 10, 17, 24, 31 & Feb. 7 $125 REGISTER HERE This is a workshop in poetic fusion. Cascadia began with a language that united cultures: Chinook Wawa. This series of workshops expands its gift of integration between the ancient […]
Weekly staff meetings for CPL staff with founding director Paul E. Nelson. Every Monday at 10 AM Pacific Time. February 2, 2026 10 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. PST Online
Governance committee meetings, every first Tuesday of the month Learn more about the CPL governance committee HERE.
The Poetics of Cascadian Land and Water with Harold Rhenisch Saturdays 3-5 PM PST ONLINE January 10, 17, 24, 31 & Feb. 7 $125 REGISTER HERE This is a workshop in poetic fusion. Cascadia began with a language that united cultures: Chinook Wawa. This series of workshops expands its gift of integration between the ancient […]
Weekly staff meetings for CPL staff with founding director Paul E. Nelson. Every Monday at 10 AM Pacific Time. February 9, 2026 10 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. PST Online
Cascadia Poetics Lab monthly board meetings Every second Tuesday of the month at 6 PM More info on CPL’s board available HERE
Art show reception featuring paintings by Helena Rogers and music by Frontera Dogs, a band consisting of Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs and her husband Eric Muhs. February 15 2-4 PM PST Grand Central Bakery Burien
thinkingwith: writing strategies for reconnecting to earth with Matt Trease This lab will focus on writing strategies, applicable for poetry or prose, for breaking the spell that objectifies and cuts us off from the earth and from place and all the living beings that we (often) obliviously live in relationship with. We’ll do that by […]
Weekly staff meetings for CPL staff with founding director Paul E. Nelson. Every Monday at 10 AM Pacific Time. February 16, 2026 10 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. PST Online
UNDERSTANDING AUTHORITARIANISM - PLAYS, PUPPETS, POETRY: ARTISTS RESPOND TO AUTHORITARIANISM Seattle University staff, including CPL board member Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, will be discussing plays, puppets, and poetry as modes of resistance to authoritarianism. The panel will close with a discussion between the panelists and audience about the power of the arts to create meaning in […]
thinkingwith: writing strategies for reconnecting to earth with Matt Trease This lab will focus on writing strategies, applicable for poetry or prose, for breaking the spell that objectifies and cuts us off from the earth and from place and all the living beings that we (often) obliviously live in relationship with. We’ll do that by […]
Weekly staff meetings for CPL staff with founding director Paul E. Nelson. Every Monday at 10 AM Pacific Time. February 23, 2026 10 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. PST Online
thinkingwith: writing strategies for reconnecting to earth with Matt Trease This lab will focus on writing strategies, applicable for poetry or prose, for breaking the spell that objectifies and cuts us off from the earth and from place and all the living beings that we (often) obliviously live in relationship with. We’ll do that by […]
Governance committee meetings, every first Tuesday of the month Learn more about the CPL governance committee HERE.