by Paul Nelson | Jul 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again when I get to read some poems backed by a Jazz band led by my friend & Subud brother Jim O’Halloran. This year he has an impressive lineup and I am the only poet. Bradner Gardens is the jewel of the Seattle P-Patch system...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
I was saddened to hear of the death of margareta waterman, who preferred to have her name spelled in lower case. I met her through Red Sky Poetry Theater, which had a large role in helping to organize. I will never forget the most potent thing I ever heard her say and...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Brenda Hillman has been such a great inspiration to me and supporter of my work, both via the Cascadia Poetics Lab and my own writing, that when she said I should apply to be part of the annual Community of Writers Poetry Program, I made plans to apply. I did, got...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
The revolution often starts with the poets. In the U.S., they are mentioned, then ignored. And so it goes in the “newspaper of record.” Yes, they wrote about the poets at the Cascadia Day Poetry Explosion, organized by Andy Engelson of the Cascadia Journal...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
We had a full house for the Flag Day 2026 online workshop for poets interested in making the most out of the summer Poetry Postcard Fest and the end of fest daysong, day-long writing ritual. We played a bit of a 2001 interview with Jerome Rothenberg discussing his The...
