"No one noticed,/ not even him, the black speck/ at the corner of his smile./ It began to spread, creeping across his lips/ like an oil-bled kiss."
A poem from Rob Lewis about the pipeline-addicted prime minister.
Tag: Cascadia poetry
This Was The River
"This was the river hiked dreaming upstream
dropping gear and then clothing for the full
brown pull of surrendered connection, deliverance."
An introspective poem set on the banks of the Fraser River, by British Columbia poet John Pass.
Cascadia Daily, Sept. 5, 2018
Seattle Mariners: 1, affordable housing: 0; should Indigenous people have more say on oil & gas projects? Nike gambles on Kaepernick, fixing WA's troubled mental health system, Tara Campbell's essay on growing up in Skamania county, and poetry by Constance Schultz.
In Praise of Not Knowing the Names of Birds
A poem by Judith Barrington:
"I cannot name the one with the scimitar beak and the mohawk
who spends all day drilling holes in tree trunks."
Two Georges: A talk with poetry legends Bowering & Stanley
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.
Cascadia Mag’s Almost Summer Reading is June 1!
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
A poet and scientist listen to the bees
The book Listening to the Bees is a collaboration between poet Renée Sarojini Saklikar and renowned biologist and bee expert Mark Winston. In a conversation with poet Rachel Rose, the authors discuss the ways science and poetry can change how we perceive our interactions with the natural world.
Cascadia Daily, May 15, 2018
Seattle passes business tax to help homeless, flooding hits eastern BC & WA, Ian Campbell, chief of Squamish Nation, to run for Vancouver mayor, the activist who unionized Burgerville, an interview with Portland still-life painter Sherrie Wolf, and poetry by Seattle's Quenton Baker.
The Return of the Elwha King
Seattle poet Paul Nelson's ode to the runs of king salmon returning to the Elwha River after the dam is gone.
"He’s back! Belly full of planktonic diatoms, copepods, kelp, seaweed, jellyfish, starfish, bugs, amphipods & crustaceans so delicious served up at Sakura as sake..."
Icicle Creek
"It’s unnatural to see the tears of my children, husbands,
and then mine—all collected on the roof of my house."
A dreamlike exploration of desire and mortality from Seattle poet E.J. Koh, from her collection, A Lesser Love.