by Paul Nelson | May 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
I got this today:Pacific Ancient and Modern Language AssociationTuesday, May 12, 2026Dear Paul Nelson,I hope this email finds you well. I’m writing to invite you (and your colleagues or graduate students; if you can help by spreading the word, that would be great) to...
by Paul Nelson | May 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
To network as neighborhood creatives, support arts and culture, improve the visibility of arts & culture in Rainier Beach and make the neighborhood a destination for arts & culture, we’re presenting the 2nd in a series of arts & culture roundtable...
by Paul Nelson | May 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
May 18 is Cascadia Day, because it is the anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens.Bioregional journalist Andrew Engelson invited me to read at Vermillion, 1508 11th Avenue, May 18 at 7pm. Matt Trease, Rhea Melina and Nadine Maestas will be the other featured...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
How does one make literary art about this time in history, that avoids rhetoric and facile political positioning in this era of the spectacle? How does one avoid being consumed by the simultaneous collapse of so many systems — some being eviscerated by people in...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
I’m honored to be giving a talk/reading on the subject of: Theodore Roethke and the Birth of Cascadian Poetry on May 12, 2026. I have been invited by The Friends of Roethke organization. https://www.friendsofroethke.org/events/2026nelson The Friends of Theodore...
