On October 30 the Cascadia Poetics Lab was one of 50 individuals/entities honored with the Humanities Washington Award. They said:

The Humanities Washington Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the public humanities—people and organizations who bring new stories to light, connect their communities, and encourage us all to think, reflect, and learn. Two awards are typically presented each year, but this year—to celebrate a half-century of enhancing human connections—we decided to go big.  

The honorees include scholars, museums, media outlets, historical societies, authors, community leaders, philanthropists and more. Up to ten awards of $1,000 each were given in five geographic regions across Washington State (Central, Central Puget Sound, Eastern, Northwestern/Islands, and Southwestern/Coast), and a handful of folks whose work spans the state are being recognized with statewide awards. Recipients were nominated by community members and chosen in partnership with community leaders in those regions.  

In presenting these awards, we aim to not only honor previous work, but recognize the strong foundation that will carry us forward for the next 50 years. 

Letters supporting CPL were written by Jason Wirth, Zach Charles, Verónica Martinez and Katie Sarah Zale, who apparently was the instigator for this effort. Thank you!

I can’t begin to tell you how honored and humbled I am by this recognition. The letters each person wrote are linked above and are very much appreciated. For someone who has been at this a long time, occasions like these are to be savored. & that there are several friends being honored by Humanities WA sweetens the deal. After a walk, a grant report is due, I have to create workshop materials for Poetics as Cosmology and then have to host that workshop. Thank you for helping me live a mythic life.