by Paul Nelson | Jun 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
For over 30 years Seattle guitarist Eric Tingstad has been recording and performing in Cascadia and around the world. Often with his collaborator Nancy Rumbel, with whom he was awarded a Grammy in 2003. I braved the east side traffic to meet Eric at his Sammammish...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
The latest in this series of 100 poems with references to: Homepage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370 Lost in the Woods (Sept 2000) Notes On Gone South...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
In the year 2001, after the tragic events of that September, and only about five years under my belt as a curator/facilitator of events featuring visiting poets, I had the good fortune to organize a visit by legendary poet, anthologist, essayist, Jerome Rothenberg....
by Paul Nelson | Jun 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
The road has its own demands. Make plans, the road reserves the right to laugh. Hail. Close. Be patrolled with USAmerican religious trooper zeal and yet you go 80+ under sun & big sky. You can’t even buy a small Trinidad in the Country Store and another...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve re-watched the video of the panel on which Robert Bringhurst participated at the recent Cascadia Poetry Festival. This was the third iteration of the fest and was staged in Nanaimo, BC, April 30-May 3, 2015. The panel featured one of the most vivid moments...
