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Tag: poetry
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Abby E. Murray’s Snack Pack PhD Regalia
That’s right, Blue Cactus Press snagged an interview with Abby E. Murray, award-winning author, educator, and the 2019 – 2021 Tacoma poet laureate! Abby joined us earlier this spring for a delightfully weird conversation about expensive-AF writing retreats, juggling balls and spinning plates, and figuring out how many snacks one can fit into their PhD…
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Good-Ass Hot Chicken ft. Josรฉ Olivarez and Britteney Black Rose Kapri
Earlier this month, Blue Cactus Press sat down with poetry giants Josรฉ Olivarez and Britteney Black Rose Kapri for a live podcast recording at King’s Books! Josรฉ and Britteney joined The Prickly Pear podcast host, Christina Butcher, and local poet Michael Haeflinger, in a discussion about poetry, creative influences, and life as teaching artists and…
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Live-Recording ft. Josรฉ Olivarezย & Britteney Black Rose Kapri
This March, the Prickly Pear Podcast welcomed poetry giants Josรฉ Olivarez and Britteney Black Rose Kapri to Tacoma for a live podcast recording! Josรฉ and Britteney joined our podcast host, Christina Butcher, and local poet Michael Haeflinger, for a chat about poetry, art and identity at King’s Books on March 20th. The live-recording was sponsored…
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ยกThe 2019 Lineup!
Before 2019 gets any further underway, Blue Cactus Press has a big announcement to make! In celebration of two fantastic years of publishing under our belt, we’re announcing our 2019 lineup of authors! Please join us in welcoming three phenomenal local artists, poets, and writers to the Blue Cactus Press family:
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Find Our Books in Seattle
We’re UBER EXCITED to announce our expanded distribution into the Seattle book market! You can now find Blue Cactus Press books at Open Books and Third Place Books. More specifically, you’ll find: Still Clutching Maps by Christina Butcher at Open Books: A Poem Emporium There Is No Other Way to Worship Them by Samuel Snoek-Brown at…
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Experimental Artist & Library Gangster, Nicole McCarthy
Put down the holiday cookies and pick up your headphones, friends, because we snagged an exclusive podcast interview with experimental artist Nicole McCarthy! Nicole is from the pacific northwest. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing & Poetics from the University of Washington Bothell. Her work has been performed and encountered through installation pieces throughout Seattle & Tacoma. In this episode,…
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Kellie Richardson on the Mic
Featuring Tacoma Poet Laureate, educator, writer and collage artist Kellie Richardson. Kellie is also the badass creator and blogger of Brown Betty and author of What Us Is. In this episode, Kellie Richardson talks about her artistry and explains the importance of bringing your true self to the stage. And yeah, we gripe about changing neighborhoods and community…
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A Poetry Reading, Plain & Simple
It may not be spring yet, but Blue Cactus Press is ready for a little pick-me-up (and we think you are, too)! So, in the hopes of luring warm weather and a few friends back onto our block, we’re invitingย you to a poetry reading in Tacoma. Joinย Nicole McCarthy and Christina Butcher for a…