Welcome to Cascadia!

Fish (1).jpg "Salmon" by Will Foulkes, Tsimshian

Course Description

This is an investigation of the bioregion known as Cascadia, using poetry as the main modality for our inquiry.

In doing so, we will focus on the poetic innovators of the region, like Sam Hamill, Gary Snyder, Denise Levertov, Daphne Marlatt, and Stephen Collis, as well as less established poets, to serve as the core of this course.

The course will be organized around four modules, which will include an Introduction to Cascadia Poetics, the Reed College Poets, the Cascadia Poetry Festival (which is happening November 3-6 in Seattle), and New Directions.

To Get Started

Go to the "Get Started" module, listed in the modules page. Here you'll find the series of weekly topics, along with some material we'd like you to read and interact with prior to the course starting. After working through the "Get Started" module, continue on into the "Orientation to Cascadia" module. After that, each week will provide an objective and assignment, readings, discussion questions, and an occasional writing prompt.

photo by Susan Ford