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5th Cascadia Poetry Fest – Tacoma Oct 12-15
A few months ago I changed the header of this here website once again and added the phrase “Twenty Year Cascadia Bioregional Cultural Investigation.” I’ve blogged about it a few times here and here and here. Included in this effort is my interview … Continue reading
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Tagged American Prophets, bioregional cultural investigation, Bruce Weigl, CAConrad, Cascadia Poetry Festival, Innovative Cascadia Poetry, Jared Leising, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Michael McClure, MOOC, Patricia Smith, Pig War & Other Songs of Cascadia, Sharon Thesen, Tacoma Poetry Festival, Tod Marshall
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Charles Potts Interview
John Oliver Simon, former director of California Poets in the Schools and recipient of an NEA grant for translation, called Charles Potts “…the greatest poet born in Idaho since Ezra Pound…and one of the true faces of North American poetry.” (Read … Continue reading
Profile of an Anarcho-Leftist, Poet/Librarian, Gentrifier, Greg Bem
When you think of the kind of person gentrifying the Rainier Valley, a man who could be described as an Anarcho-Leftist, Poet/Librarian might not be tops on your list. Greg Bem is a Rainier Valley person you should know, a … Continue reading