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SUMMARY:Life as Rehearsal for the Poem
DESCRIPTION:Life as Rehearsal for the Poem \nLife as Rehearsal for the Poem workshop on the history of innovative Cascadian Poetry\, from Theodore Roethke to Cedar Sigo. Online\, facilitated by Paul E Nelson. \nSundays 3-5 PM PDT\nMarch 29\, April 5\, 12\, 19 & 26. \n$125\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/life-as-rehearsal-for-the-poem-10/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T150000
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SUMMARY:Poetics as Cosmology
DESCRIPTION:Poetics as Cosmology Workshop on the history of Innovative Cascadia Poetry\, from Theodore Roethke to Cedar Sigo. Online\, facilitated by Paul E Nelson \n$125REGISTER HERE
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/poetics-as-cosmology-10/
LOCATION:Paul E Nelson Zoom Room\, Cyberspace\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul E. Nelson":MAILTO:splabman@icloud.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T110000
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SUMMARY:Mapes Creek Blessing
DESCRIPTION:Multi-cultural and multi-spiritual blessing of Mapes Creek at Be’er Sheva Park in Rainier Beach. \nApril 25\, 2026\n11 AM-1 PM
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/mapes-creek-blessing/
LOCATION:Mapes Creek\, 8650 55th Ave S\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T150000
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SUMMARY:Life as Rehearsal for the Poem
DESCRIPTION:Life as Rehearsal for the Poem \nLife as Rehearsal for the Poem workshop on the history of innovative Cascadian Poetry\, from Theodore Roethke to Cedar Sigo. Online\, facilitated by Paul E Nelson. \nSundays 3-5 PM PDT\nMarch 29\, April 5\, 12\, 19 & 26. \n$125\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/life-as-rehearsal-for-the-poem-11/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T105707
CREATED:20251029T183337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T183512Z
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SUMMARY:Poetics as Cosmology
DESCRIPTION:Poetics as Cosmology Workshop on the history of Innovative Cascadia Poetry\, from Theodore Roethke to Cedar Sigo. Online\, facilitated by Paul E Nelson \n$125REGISTER HERE
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/poetics-as-cosmology-11/
LOCATION:Paul E Nelson Zoom Room\, Cyberspace\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul E. Nelson":MAILTO:splabman@icloud.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T100000
DTSTAMP:20260504T105707
CREATED:20260216T172605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T172605Z
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SUMMARY:Finance Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meeting with the Cascadia Poetics Lab Finance Committee\, every first Saturday of the month. \nLearn more about the CPL Finance Committee HERE
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/finance-committee-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T130000
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CREATED:20250911T173625Z
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SUMMARY:Dead Horse Canyon Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Poetry workshop at Dead Horse Canyon in collaboration with Rainier Beach Action Coalition \nMay 2\, 2026\n11 AM-1 PM
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/dead-horse-canyon-workshop/
LOCATION:Dead Horse CaNyoN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T100000
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CREATED:20260216T172429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T172438Z
UID:31307-1778317200-1778320800@cascadiapoeticslab.org
SUMMARY:Fundraising Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meeting with the Cascadia Poetics Lab Fundraising Committee\, every first Saturday of the month. \nLearn more about the CPL Fundraising Committee HERE
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/finance-committee-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Committee Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T180000
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SUMMARY:Theodore Roethke and the Birth of Cascadian Poetry (Zoom Talk)
DESCRIPTION:I’m honored to be giving a talk/reading on the subject of: Theodore Roethke and the Birth of Cascadian Poetry on May 12\, 2026. I have been invited by The Friends of Roethke organization. https://www.friendsofroethke.org/events/2026nelson \nThe Friends of Theodore Roethke Present the 2026 Virtual Scholar Series\n\nEvery May\, the Friends of Theodore Roethke Foundation (FOTR) presents an online series of speakers discussing the life and work of American poet Theodore Roethke. Each event this year takes place on a Tuesday night at 7 p.m. EST. Preregistration is required.\n\nMy talk will be given Tuesday\, May 12 at 4pm PDT.\n\nI am just finishing two workshops on the history of Cascadia poetry and we started with Theodore Roethke’s North American Sequence\, which is where I think it starts. The visit by William Carlos Williams to the University of Washington in 1948\, was organized by Roethke and it establishes this bioregion as a place where the concept of composition by field was present at the beginning of significant literary activity here. Roethke saw the development of 20th Century USAmerican poetry in a manner described by legendary BC poet George Bowering like so: “¡Cuba sí\, Eliot\, no!”\n\nMy talk to the Friends of Theodore Roethke will note that and also go into a “cover” of Roethke’s work that I managed to create during my most recent daysong\, Imbolc 2026. I hope you’ll join us May 12.\n\n— Paul E Nelson
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/theodore-roethke-and-the-birth-of-cascadian-poetry-zoom-talk/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T193000
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CREATED:20260213T203544Z
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SUMMARY:CPL Board Meetings
DESCRIPTION:Cascadia Poetics Lab monthly board meetings\nEvery second Tuesday of the month at 6 PM \nMore info on CPL’s board available HERE
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/board-meeting/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T193000
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CREATED:20260504T121915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T121915Z
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SUMMARY:Rainier Beach Arts & Culture Roundtable #2
DESCRIPTION:To network as neighborhood creatives\, support arts and culture\, improve the visibility of arts & culture in Rainier Beach and make the neighborhood a destination for arts & culture\, we’re presenting the 2nd in a series of arts & culture roundtable events outside the former home of the late artist Paul Horiuchi. Horiuchi was an acclaimed artist who was vastly underrated in his lifetime (1906-1999). His work is now on display at Seattle Art Museum in their Beyond Mysticism exhibit until August 2\, 2026. https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/whats-on/exhibitions/beyond-mysticism-the-modern-northwest and see also this article: https://nwasianweekly.com/2026/03/new-sam-exhibition-demonstrates-that-early-to-mid-20th-century-asian-american-artists-were-not-unusual-they-were-of-their-time/ \nProfessor Jason Wirth\, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Seattle University\, will give a talk about Horiuchi\, his work\, and his time in the neighborhood and we’ll convene after at Rosette down the hill on 57th to continue the discussion. \nMay 15\, 6pm\, 9773 Waters Alley S\,\, in Upper Rainier Beach. Organized by the Cascadia Poetics Lab in association with the Rainier Beach Action Coalition. \nHoruichi’s work is also part of an exhibition at the Woodside-Braseth Gallery\, 1201 Western Avenue\, Seattle\, WA\, which is in dialogue with the Beyond Mysticism exhibit\, entitled: Masters of the Modern Northwest. The reception is 5-8pm\, Thursday\, May 7. Details: https://woodsidebrasethgallery.com/exhibitions/
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/rainier-beach-arts-culture-roundtable-2/
LOCATION:Outside former home of Paul Horiuchi\, 9773 Arrowsmith\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul E. Nelson":MAILTO:splabman@icloud.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T210000
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CREATED:20260504T122408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T122408Z
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SUMMARY:Cascadia Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:May 18 is Cascadia Day\, because it is the anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens.Bioregional journalist Andrew Engelson invited me to read at Vermillion\, 1508 11th Avenue\, May 18 at 7pm. Matt Trease\, Rhea Melina and Nadine Maestas will be the other featured poets and the occasion is a benefit for Superfamilia KC and CascadiaDemocratic.org Andrew’s Bluesky feed is chock full of excellent bioregional information: https://bsky.app/profile/andyengelson.bsky.social
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/cascadia-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Vermillion\, 1508 11th Avenue\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul E. Nelson":MAILTO:splabman@icloud.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T130000
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CREATED:20250911T174031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T190826Z
UID:29140-1780743600-1780750800@cascadiapoeticslab.org
SUMMARY:Pritchard Reserve Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Poetry workshop in collaboration with Rainier Beach Action Coalition. \nJune 6\, 2026\n11 AM-1 PM
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/pritchard-reserve-workshop/
LOCATION:Pritchard Reserve\, 8400 55th Ave S\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T193000
DTSTAMP:20260504T105707
CREATED:20260213T203707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T203707Z
UID:31177-1781028000-1781033400@cascadiapoeticslab.org
SUMMARY:CPL Board Meetings
DESCRIPTION:Cascadia Poetics Lab monthly board meetings\nEvery second Tuesday of the month at 6 PM \nMore info on CPL’s board available HERE
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/cpl-board-meetings-7/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTSTAMP:20260504T105707
CREATED:20260130T224539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T121206Z
UID:31049-1783123200-1788220799@cascadiapoeticslab.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Postcard Fest
DESCRIPTION:The Poetry Postcard Fest is an annual 56-day experiment in spontaneity and community building. This literary event is a self-guided workshop in spontaneous composition where people sign up to send 31 original poems on postcards to folks on a participation list before the end of August. The fest was initiated in 2007 by poets Paul E. Nelson and Lana Ayers\, and has grown to include poets participating worldwide. Registration opens annually on September 1. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/poetry-postcard-fest/
LOCATION:Anywhere!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260713
DTSTAMP:20260504T105707
CREATED:20250911T180204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T180204Z
UID:29149-1783814400-1783900799@cascadiapoeticslab.org
SUMMARY:Postcards at Olympic Sculpture Park
DESCRIPTION:Gathering and workshop for postcard collages at the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle. \nJuly 12\, 2026\nTime TBA
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/postcards-at-olympic-sculpture-park/
LOCATION:Olympic Sculpture Park\, 2901 Western Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98121\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261009T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261011T170000
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CREATED:20260130T230251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T230251Z
UID:31056-1791532800-1791738000@cascadiapoeticslab.org
SUMMARY:10th Cascadia Poetry Festival
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegistration coming soon \nLEARN MORE HERE \n 
URL:https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/10th-cascadia-poetry-festival/
LOCATION:Rainier Beach Community Club\, 6038 S Pilgrim St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States
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