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PAUL E NELSON

Nate Mackey Interview, Part 4

In part four of my August 24, 2012 interview with poet Nate Mackey, he talks about his practice of 2nd takes in his books Splay Anthem and Nod House, the allusions to Jazz suggested by such a practice and his method of numbering the segments of “Mu” and...

Lit Crawl Thursday, Oct 18, 2012

Yes, yet another Lit Crawl, but this one is HUGE. On Thursday, Oct. 18, Lit Crawl Seattle kicks off City Arts Fest with 17 FREE events throughout Capitol Hill with 60+ readers and performers, including the Sound Poetry group I’ve been working with in this past...

Rainforest Writing Retreat, Part 2

Tuesday, October 7, I was almost set for starting the literary portion of my writing retreat. (For my first post on the rainforest writing retreat, click here.) Side trips to the Elwha Dam removal project, Chief Seattle’s grave and the Elwha Rez (to see the...

427. – Not Yet Muddy

427. to Ramon Hildreth, SeaTac, WA  – Not Yet Muddy              9.26.12 Medora, ND, Ramon – Loaded w/ egg-salad and roast beast sangwiches,  pass Oink Joint Rd.  &  Peace Pipe Vista  to  a  “Fish Hook & a riddle.”   What life what soul   what consciousness...