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Poetry Writing Workshop with Barry McKinnon, Brenda Hillman and George Stanley

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2:15 – 5:15pm Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, Bldg. 355, Room 103 ($60?!?)

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Frances McCue Reviews Force Field

Frances McCue is not only reading at the 2nd Cascadia Poetry Festival at the closing reading, but also has turned in a fine review of the Force Field anthology of BC women poets. Excerpt: “Touring the book was a pleasure. … Continue reading

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The Pleasure of Washing One’s Hair (on Joanne Kyger)

Joanne Kyger is one of the headliners at the 2nd Cascadia Poetry Festival. Because of her involvement in the Spicer Circle/San Francisco Renaissance of the late 1950s, which included poets like Robert Duncan, Robin Blaser and George Stanley (also headlining … Continue reading

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Cascadia Poetry Festival Class

Where else would one take a for-credit course by attending the Cascadia Poetry Festival? Cascadia Comunity College. Jared Leising is developing and teaching the course and the description is here: http://cascadiapoetryfestival.org/cascadia-poetry-festival-course and the pdf here: http://cascadiapoetryfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Spring-Quarter-2014_CascadiaPoetryFestival.pdf Credits: 1 Instructor: Jared Leising … Continue reading

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