Poetry Postcard Fest
An annual 56 day self-guided workshop in spontaneous composition and community-building.
Poetry Postcard Fest
An annual 56 day self-guided workshop in spontaneous composition and community-building.
A five week online (Zoom) workshop for first-time and continuing participants in the online workshops facilitated by Cascadia Poetics Lab and Poetry Postcard Fest Co-Founder Paul E Nelson. Participate in reading and discussion of foundational essays, interviews, listening and other assignments, as well as spontaneous poetry composition exercises, in the first of three, five week courses to happen before next postcard season. Click to learn more.
Thursdays 3-5:00 PM Pacific Time
January 9 – February 6, 2025
Poetics As Cosmology Workshop
Poetics As Cosmology Workshop
A five week online (Zoom) workshop for first-time and continuing participants in the online workshops facilitated by Cascadia Poetics Lab and Poetry Postcard Fest Co-Founder Paul E Nelson. Participate in reading and discussion of foundational essays, interviews, listening and other assignments, as well as spontaneous poetry composition exercises, in the first of three, five week courses to happen before next postcard season. Click to learn more.
Thursdays 3-5:00 PM Pacific Time
January 9 – February 6, 2025
Life as Rehearsal for the Poem Workshop
A five week online (Zoom) workshop for first-time and continuing participants in the online workshops facilitated by Cascadia Poetics Lab and Poetry Postcard Fest Co-Founder Paul E Nelson. Participate in reading and discussion of foundational essays, interviews, listening and other assignments, as well as spontaneous poetry composition exercises, in the first of three, five week courses to happen before next postcard season. Click to learn more.
Sundays 3-5:00 PM Pacific Time
January 5 – February 2, 2025
Life as Rehearsal for the Poem Workshop
A five week online (Zoom) workshop for first-time and continuing participants in the online workshops facilitated by Cascadia Poetics Lab and Poetry Postcard Fest Co-Founder Paul E Nelson. Participate in reading and discussion of foundational essays, interviews, listening and other assignments, as well as spontaneous poetry composition exercises, in the first of three, five week courses to happen before next postcard season. Click to learn more.
Sundays 3-5:00 PM Pacific Time
January 5 – February 2, 2025
A 5-week online poetry workshop designed for folks with a wide variety of experience with poetry and with a keen interest in spirituality and the occult. This course is more than a workshop—it’s a journey into the unknown, where you’ll discover hidden messages and ideas both from within yourself and the outside world. Through chance, divination, games, and ritual, you’ll learn to trust your intuition and let your spontaneity guide your writing. Click to learn more.
Sundays 3-5:00 PM Pacific Time
November 10 – December 8, 2024
Poet as Radio: Writing from Intuition Workshop
Poet as Radio: Writing from Intuition Workshop
A 5-week online poetry workshop designed for folks with a wide variety of experience with poetry and with a keen interest in spirituality and the occult. This course is more than a workshop—it’s a journey into the unknown, where you’ll discover hidden messages and ideas both from within yourself and the outside world. Through chance, divination, games, and ritual, you’ll learn to trust your intuition and let your spontaneity guide your writing. Click to learn more.
Sundays 3-5:00 PM Pacific Time
November 10 – December 8, 2024
Poetry Postcard Fest News
I’m a Late Batch Mail Postcard Poet
From Kim Tedrow, PPF Participant: I first participated in the Poetry Postcard Fest in 2019. I'm also a mixed-media artist with an embarrassing hoard of rubber stamps, and I hand stamp all of my...
DaySong 2024
DaySong 2024 on September 1 The DaySong is a poem written in a 24 hour period (or the 16 or so hours you’re awake during a 24 hour period). The DaySong was originally envisioned as an attempt to...
Zach Charles Mid ’24 PPF
From PPF Committee Member Zach Charles: Yet again, while reflecting on the Poetry Postcard Fest, I am drawn to the way the project can reveal the power of the accident. This year, unrelated to the...
This Fest is For the Birds
This Fest is For the Birds From PPF committee member Margaret Lee: I arose this morning before the full moon had set. Driving west and then south en route to Deep Fork, my shifting vantage showed me...
18th Poetry Postcard Fest Stats
Updates and Stats for the 18th Poetry Postcard Fest We hope you are all enjoying the 18th Poetry Postcard Fest! This year, we celebrate a RECORD BREAKING amount of participants! We are so grateful...
What Kind of Postcard Poet are You?
What kind of Postcard Poet are you? Take this quiz and find out! From PPF committee member Ina Roy-Faderman:Did you know that there are different styles of postcard poets? There sure are! Take this...
REGISTER NOW FOR PPF 2025!
Early bird registration for PPF 2025 is open now! We sincerely hope every postcard poet had an enjoyable 2024 Poetry Postcard Fest. Early bird registration for the 2025 Poetry Postcard Fest is open...
A Poetry Postcard Fest Reflection from Sally
From PPF Committee member Sally Hedges-Blanquez: It's not September, but it feels like Fall. The cooler air, the shorter days. My cards have been sent, but each day I find myself rereading cards...
Nan’s Poetry Postcard Fest Binder
From PPF participant Nan Jackson: After sending my 31st postcard (32 counting the extra one to Peggy Miller's new address), I put together this binder. It's been fun, and I have this memento to look...
How the Poetry Postcard Fest Works
Abhaya Thomas Postcard
How the Poetry Postcard Fest Works
Abhaya Thomas Postcard