by Paul Nelson | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
I had the good fortune of being interviewed today by Xavier Cavazos for his class at Central Washington University. He prepared with some intelligent questions about poetry editing, curating anthologies and general poetics. It was natural and vigorous and he granted...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
My appreciation goes out to Melissa Lemay, who turned the tables and interviewed ME about doing interviews, American Sentences, the Poetry Postcard Fest and Allen Ginsberg, among other topics. That people are intimidated by ME because I’ve conducted so many...
by Paul Nelson | Oct 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
I presented this at the 7th Cascadia Poetry Festival, on 7—OCT—2023, at the Subud House/ Spring Street Center.”I’m located therefore I am.” — Kombu-merri elder, Mary Graham.Ah to be alive on a mid-September morn fording a...
by Paul Nelson | Jan 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
1.1.2021 – 2020 was taken out to the alley & shot in the head. 12.31.2020 marked the completion of twenty years of daily practice of composing American Sentences. (17 syllable poems, a form initiated by Beat legend Allen Ginsberg.) A new edition of the...
by Paul Nelson | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’m delighted to have a poem and an interview in the latest Rattle Magazine. This interview is not one I conducted but one that was done with ME! And it was the best one anyone has ever done with me. Thank you Tim Green for taking the time to ask some good...
