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PAUL E NELSON

Paul E Nelson

Over the past decade or so, no one has done more for poetry in the Pacific Northwest than has Paul Nelson.– Sam Hamill

Postcards on the Altar

I am delighted to be part of an ambitious event being produced by Greg Bem, Eric Acosta, Amy Hirayama, and Denny...

732. Varney’s Nada

I have a practice of reading my journal entry from the same day of the previous year and love when poems I'd forgotten...

Sam @ 80 (w/ audio from Doe Bay reading)

Sam Hamill would have been 80 today, May 9, 2023. He has been gone 5 years now, but he is in my head daily. Anytime I...

Brenda Hillman Interview on In A Few Minutes Before Later

by Paul E. Nelson

Brenda HillmanOn December 12, 2022 I had the honor to again interview Brenda Hillman. This time it was on Zoom about her new book In A Few Minutes Before Later. The audio is available as part of the Cascadian Prophets podcast. This post is for the Zoom (video) link which has some aspects the audio version was not able to provide. Enjoy!

Brenda Hillman – “Poem Describing Time to the Unborn”

by Paul E Nelson

Brenda Hillman - "The Times We Find Ourselves In"

by Paul E Nelson

Brenda Hillman - "Dear emerging, pre-emerging and post-emerging poets,"

by Paul E Nelson

Richard Atleo at Seattle U

by Paul E. Nelson

Richard Atleo

Dr. E. Richard Atleo, whose Nuu-chah-nulth name is Umeek, is a hereditary chief. He is widely and duly celebrated both for his analysis and promotion of the Nuu-chal-nulth concept of “tsawalk,” oneness, the interdependence of all things, and for fostering our respectful relationship and negotiation with it. He has written two contemporary classics on this theme, Tsawalk: A Nuu-Chal-Nuth Worldview (2005), and Principles of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global Crisis (2012). He will draw on his vast experience and his life in two cultural worlds to speak to healing and reconciliation.

Dr. Atleo’s contributions include the creation of the First Nations Studies Department at Vancouver Island University where he also taught as well as the Universities of Victoria, Manitoba, Simon Fraser, and UBC. Beyond his roles in academia, Dr. Atleo was a social worker, elementary school teacher, principal, federal ministerial assistant, and assistant superintendent of education. Dr. Atleo received the Equity Award from the Canadian Association of University Teachers, where he served as a member of the Equity Committee since its inception. His contributions extend to other organizations, including roles as co-chair of the Scientific Panel for Sustainable Forest Practices in Clayoquot Sound, and as a member of the board of Ecotrust Canada.