Cascadia Poetics Lab

05/17/2026

https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/cascadia-day-celebration/ May 18 at Vermillion at 7pm come help us celebrate Cascadia Day with many amazing poets.

05/12/2026

https://paulenelson.com/2026/05/12/pamla-in-seattle-in-november/ Call for papers.

I got this today:Pacific Ancient and Modern Language AssociationTuesday, May 12, 2026Dear Paul Nelson,I hope this email finds you well. I’m writing to invite you (and your colleagues or graduate st…

05/11/2026

https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/event/rainier-beach-arts-culture-roundtable-2/ Celebrate Paul Horuichi outside his former Rainier Beach home and connect with South End artists.

05/09/2026

https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/2026/04/somos-ajolotes-launch-at-seattle-u-may-18/ See you at 12N at Seattle U May 18, for the launch of Gabriella's anthology!

News from Cascadia Poetics Lab blog on poetics of the Cascadia bioregion for place-based & zen approaches to 21st century poetry strategies and trends. Focus on spontaneity, place and soul-building.

05/03/2026

https://paulenelson.com/2026/05/03/rainier-beach-arts-culture-roundtable-2/ May 15, 6pm Upper Rainier Beach with the Rainier Beach Action Coalition

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04/28/2026

https://paulenelson.com/2026/04/24/theodore-roethke-and-the-birth-of-cascadian-poetry/ May 12, 2026 via Zoom...

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04/27/2026

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News from Cascadia Poetics Lab blog on poetics of the Cascadia bioregion for place-based & zen approaches to 21st century poetry strategies and trends. Focus on spontaneity, place and soul-building.

04/22/2026

Our interview with Aldon Lynn Nielsen on Gil Scott-Heron is up: audio: https://cascadiapoeticslab.org/2026/04/aldon-nielsen-on-choruses-for-gil-scott-heron/ Video: https://paulenelson.com/2026/04/17/interview-with-aldon-lynn-nielsen-on-gil-scott-heron/

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04/15/2026

Friday, April 17, Rainier Beach Arts Roundtable, 6-7:30, RBAC Food Innovation Center, 2nd floor, 9059 MLK Way S. The first meeting in a monthly series designed to support local artists and the arts & cultural life of Rainier Beach in general. guest speakers will be Matt McIntosh, Community Relations Manager for the Mayor’s Office and Kelly Davidson, Deputy Director of the Office of Arts and Culture. They will discuss how the new administration can support arts, culture and individual artists in Rainier Beach. (We’ll have news on the May roundtable meeting, which will be a must for fans of local painters.)

The information page for the Rainier Beach Arts Roundtable, created by the Cascadia Poetics Lab in partnership with the Rainier Beach Action Coalition.

04/14/2026

Cascadia Poetics Lab will be hosting a drop-in poetry postcard collage workshop at Kubota Garden on Saturday, April 18 from 11am - 2pm.

If you can, join us for an optional Garden tour starting at the Entry Plaza at 11am to help inspire your poetry writing or just go straight to the Terrace Overlook to start making your art! All ages are welcomed!

04/09/2026

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