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In this E-Fishwrapper, Six Week Organic Poetry workshop at Hugo House starts Thursday night, Hedgebrook Alumnae at Burning Word, a great deal on a Key Peninsula waterfront rental property and the Cascade Journal Release Party.

1) Please consider taking my Organic Poetry workshop offered at Richard Hugo House, starting this Thursday, January 24th. Organic Poetry
Ever have the experience where a poem seems to write itself? Why not learn to write that way? The process of training your ear to capture the chaotic energy of the moment is sometimes called Organic Poetry, where composition is an occasion of experience or experiment in consciousness. This is an entertaining workshop for serious writers of all levels of experience who enjoy the sense of community. It includes sound from allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Anne Waldman and other poets of this tradition, lively discussions & writing exercises designed to help you allow the act of writing to be an exhilarating revelation of content.
Instructor: Paul Nelson Meets: Thursdays, Jan. 24–Feb. 28, 7–9 p.m. Min. 5 Max. 15

Take the six week deal and you'll learn things about a poetic process that may seem quite natural to you and may surprise you. See why this work reflects a paradigm shift now happening in our world, from the mechanistic to the Organismic and not a moment too soon. Register at: http://019035e.netsolhost.com/classes/registration

2) Washington Poets Association announces Hedgebrook Alumnae slot at Burning Word

Joining headliner Anne Waldman on the Main Stage will be Felicia Gonzalez, Rebecca Meredith, Molly Tenenbaum and Carletta Carrington Wilson. The WPA is thrilled to continue and deepen our working relationship with this amazing local women's writing institution. Please make a note to join us at Burning Word and support these and other local poets. Burning Word.org

To join WPA, click: http://washingtonpoets.org/join_wpa.php

3) Poet's Dream House for Rent on Key Peninsula

Are you or any poet/non-profit group interested in renting a beautiful ($1m value) home with a dock on Key Peninsula? Will go for $500-$1k per month to the right organization or org-person. For details, please email amalio Madueno .

4) One more WPA announcement - Cascade Journal Reading.

Cascade Journal Published
The Washington Poets Association is pleased to announce the release of the first issue of its new annual member journal, Cascade. Copies will soon be sent out to all WPA members. If you'd like to order additional
copies, look for the order form in each copy.

Cascade Launch Reading on February 9, 2008
The first of a series of readings featuring poets published in the first issue of Cascade will take place at the Bellevue Arts Museum at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2008. We invite all contributors to the journal (who have already been notified of being included) to come and read. If you can make it and are interested in reading, send an email to Jeremy Gaulke (jsgaulke@gmail.com) to let us know you're coming. We'll also have an open-mike reading, so everyone is welcome to come and celebrate the launch of Cascade.

Cascade Launch Reading
Saturday, February 9, 2008
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Auditorium
Bellevue Arts Museum
510 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, Washington
http://www.bellevuearts.org/

Pop's in town with Cousin Steve who is dragging him across the country via Amtrak. The dinner I cooked for them at Doe Bay was given high praise by Pop who called it Better than Amtrak! Steve suggests a new nickname for Pop, and that would be GRUMPA. Nonetheless, it's good to have him out here even if I have to heat the apartment to 83 degrees. By the way, Doe Bay is looking better than ever and the cafe is top notch. What a great place for a poetry gathering. I am hoping to do some kind of postcard thing there in the Fall.

Please consider taking, or recommending to a friend, my Organic Poetry Workshop. I need 15 folks signed up for the classes which start Thursday. I take all I have learned in my 13 year study of this process, including interviews with Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Anne Waldman and others and present that in an entertaining, paradigm-shifting experience.

xoxo President Postcard.

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