by Veronica Martinez | Aug 23, 2024 | Poetry Postcard Fest
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 back on. We hope everyone is having a wonderful PPF 2024!...
by Veronica Martinez | Aug 14, 2024 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
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 broaden the compositional range of the postcard poet, from the 12-14...
by Veronica Martinez | Aug 10, 2024 | Poetry Postcard Fest
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 Fest, I had ordered a book called The Miracle of Trees, by Olavi...
by Veronica Martinez | Aug 8, 2024 | Poetry Postcard Fest
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 changing views of the silver disk stroked by low clouds. By the time...
by Veronica Martinez | Aug 1, 2024 | blog cascadia poetics lab, Poetry Postcard Fest
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 for the opportunity to host this festival and foster such a creative...
