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PAUL E NELSON

Responding to the Black Mystery School Pianists

Responding to the Black Mystery School Pianists

I saw this article linked in an article I was reading and then a friend sent it to me, so there was something synchronistic about it right off the bat. “God’s way of remaining anonymous” some wise person said about synchronicity, and it makes you think. I read it,...
Zoomuse Reading (The Recording)

Zoomuse Reading (The Recording)

My huge appreciation goes out to Andrew Hall, SICA-International, my Subud Sisters and Brothers and a few fans who came to my March 5, 2021 Zoomuse reading. I have found that I feel more at ease reading to Subud folks and thus, more open and attuned to the needs of...
Zoomuse Reading, Friday, March 5, 2021

Zoomuse Reading, Friday, March 5, 2021

Check out this interview about my work, conducted by Andrew Hall, as a poet from the perspective of my spiritual community, Subud: From Andrew Hall: At the March 5 Zoomuse event, Paul will be reading from his new poetry series “Flexible Mind”, plus some of...
Death of an Indian (Birth of a Shaker)

Death of an Indian (Birth of a Shaker)

I was delighted to read as part of the Margin Shift series on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Earlier in the day I thought I would rehearse a long poem that is a huge part of the newly expanded edition of my book A Time Before Slaughter. The new section is Pig War: &...