by Paul Nelson | Apr 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Doug Johnson of Cave Moon Press has invited me to edit a book that will benefit homeless veterans. The call is below and a pdf attached so you can spread the news far and wide. This is a worthwhile project which will have some big name poets involved and Alfredo...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
The 3rd Cascadia Poetry Festival is three weeks away in Nanaimo, BC, and unlike the first two, it is in Canada and it is being run by people who attended at least one of the previous events. This is an exciting development and thanks to David Fraser, Kim Goldberg, Kim...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
I have been invited by Mike Vouri to talk about the Pig War and my manuscript, Pig War & Other Songs of Cascadia, Saturday, April 11, at 1PM at the American Camp on San Juan Island, and to take a guided poetry walk. I was fortunate enough to get a grant from SICA...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
3.29.15 – John Olson’s right about early lilacs – March is the new April. Facebook, being what it is, is a source of exchange that can yield moments like this. A recognition of certain facets of spring in Oregon and Washington being a good five weeks...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
I started to harvest my American Sentences after filling up my latest pocket journal and by the time I finished that harvest, I was halfway done with another pocket journal. So goes the writing time these days, but I DID finish and give you a sample of these seventeen...