2026-06-17T13:06:34-07:00 2025-12-31 413275199 Axios Accounting 2329 198th Sreet Shoreline WA 98177 990EZ 2025-01-01 911618296 Cascadia Poetics Lab CASC 2064225002 9030 Seward Park Av S Seattle WA 98118 Paul Nelson Executive Director 2026-06-17 true Shelly Rogers P01372230 4255100405 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X N/A X X 164820 X 126725 38095 0 0 0 0 164820 2788 44337 66038 1409 1525 53920 170017 -5197 -8662 3648 -10211 X 6669 2649 6669 2649 15331 12860 -8662 -10211 Empowering people to practice poetry & build community in ways that deepen connection to place, self & the present moment. We believe that poetry is the nexus at which self-knowledge, bioregionalism and expansive creativity converge. Cascadia Poetics Lab is a vibrant community whose workshops, festivals, and opportunities for connection can open the door to transformative experiences. We seek to empower articulation of the heart-mind world of place via a democratic approach to poetry, the arts, restorative justice and other practices of intimate ecological awakening The Poetry Postcard Fest founded in 2007 is an annual 56 day experiment in spontaneity and community-building where registered participants send postcard poems to other poets on their list. 25756 The Cascadia Poetry Festival is a gathering of poets and bioregionalists to consider how prioritizing natural and cultural boundaries, rather than arbitrary political ones, is a potent approach to addressing Anthropogenic Climate Disorder. A key theme in the work of Gary Snyder, we believe that bioregionalism is an inherently political act to focus energy locally and thus the effort to connect with poets and writers from Cascadia, the bioregion in which we live 20400 40969 Other Programs - Podcasts: Interviews with Cascadian creative luminaries about the practice of poetry and deepening connections to place, self and the present moment. Misc Program endeavors. 16402 Workshops: Several five week online Zoom workshop for first-time and continuing participants in the online workshops facilitated by Cascadia Poetics Lab and Poetry Postcard Fest Co-Founder Paul E Nelson. Participate in reading and discussion of foundational essays, interviews, listening and other assignments, as well as spontaneous poetry composition exercises 27586 110713 Paul Nelson Chairman 40.00 40757 Diana Elsner President 15.00 0 Gabriella Gutierrez y Muhs Trustee 0 0 Matt Trease Trustee 0 0 Shelly Rogers Treasurer 5.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false Paul Nelson 9030 Seward Park Av S Seattle WA 98118 2064225002 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 30884 34430 80887 102097 126725 375023 0 26594 32898 30550 49844 38095 177981 0 0 57478 67328 111437 151941 164820 553004 0 0 553004 0 0 0 0 57478 67328 111437 151941 164820 553004 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X Other Expenses.1001 Advertising and Promotion $8990 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $10923 Other Expenses.1003 Information Technology $2632 Other Expenses.1005 Travel $11747 Other Expenses.1008 Interest $1606 Other Expenses.1 Poet Stipends $7435 Other Expenses.2 Meals & Entertainment $3818 Other Expenses.3 Events Expense $2574 Other Expenses.4 Materials $2486 Other Expenses.6 Misc Donations to Others $926 Other Expenses.7 Research $783 Total Liabilities.1001 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $15331 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $12860 Cascadia Poetics Lab 2025 Program Services Organization Mission: Cascadia Poetics LAB is a Seattle-based, place-based nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing poetry, poetics, and bioregional awareness through public events, educational workshops, publications, and community building. Program 1: Cascadia Poetry Festival An annual multi-day public festival bringing together poets, writers, and community members to share poetry, attend readings, and participate in workshops. The festival advances the organization's mission by making poetry accessible to broad audiences and fostering regional literary community. Program 2: Poetry Postcard Fest An annual 56-day community-building event in which participants compose and mail original poems on postcards to fellow participants worldwide. The event promotes spontaneous poetry composition and literary community engagement at no cost to participants. Program 3: Online Workshops Online educational poetry workshops offered to the public, including courses in spontaneous composition, poetics, and place-based writing. Workshops are facilitated by established poets and are offered at low or no cost to participants. Program 4: Cascadian Prophets Podcast A public podcast featuring interviews with poets and writers exploring Cascadian poetry, bioregionalism, and literary practice, distributed freely to expand public access to poetry education and discourse.