Sitting down with George Bowering, Canada’s first poet laureate, and George Stanley, recipient of the Shelley Memorial Award, Seattle-based poet Paul E. Nelson engages in a lively exchange with two venerated British Columbia poets as these longtime friends banter about the process of creating art.
Hike Cowiche Mountain near Yakima, WA apple growers brace for US trade war, housing crisis hits Tukwila, a profile of the 21-year-old leading protests against BC pipeline, Portland prosecutors sharing information with ICE, Portland feminist bookstore closes, and bilingual poetry by Lok Fung.
The trails at Cowiche Mountain--not far from Yakima, Washington--offer spring wildflowers, remnants of a historic cattle ranch, and tremendous views of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams and the surrounding shrub-steppe ecosystem. Be sure to bring sunscreen and plenty of water on this desert hike.
Recommend Cascadia Daily to a friend! Vancouver impounding vehicles from homeless, Salem mayor wants investigation into toxic water, eastern Washington has a neo-Nazi problem, arts of protests on display in Vancouver, & poetry about Grand Coulee by Constance Schultz.
A fun night at Cascadia Magazine's first public reading, Trudeau tries to spin BC pipeline deal, Spokane rep can't distance from Trump, First Nations sue to end salmon farming on Vancouver Island, getting "unlikely" hikers out in the woods, & a treasure trove of archival photos of Portland's black community.
Crowded field in the Vancouver mayor's race, Portland zoning has racists roots, numbers of homeless people living in vehicles in Seattle soars, will controversial OR mega-dairy close?, an interview with OR poet laureate Kim Stafford, historic BC hikes, and poetry by Jory Mickelson.
It’s the time of year to order a mojito, relax, and open your mind! To celebrate the arrival of summer, Cascadia Magazine – the Pacific Northwest's online publication of ideas and culture – is hosting a free evening of readings by writers who’ve published work in the magazine
Sarah E. Myhre on the Seattle women scientists fighting for justice & equity, BC to vote on proportional representation, WA & BC premiers oppose pipeline sale, OR recycling is going to the landfill, Seattle's Vermillion gallery & bar celebrates 10 years, and fiction by Sharon Hashimoto.
Climate scientist Sarah Myhre writes about how women scientists in Seattle are working for justice and equity, forming organizations like 500 Women Scientists. Myrhe also talks with professor Sapna Cheryan about her research into how women have been excluded from STEM fields.
Could cost of BC's Trans Mountain pipeline cost taxpayers $20 billion? Salem's drinking water is contaminated, Seattle tech worker immigrants stuck in green card backlog, WA state park eroding away, is "Prospect" Cascadia's first sci-fi film? And humorous fiction from Spokane's Jess Walter.
