by Paul Nelson | May 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
This poem was read at the 2nd Cascadia Poetry Festival, at the After Party, May 3, 2014, at Spring Street Center and based on the Allen Ginsberg poem America, with a George Bowering twist.
by Paul Nelson | Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
So the Cascadia Poetry Fest articles and blog posts are now popping, see Paul Constant in the Stranger with an article on bioregional poetry with this quote: It’s important that poetry is embracing the idea of Cascadia because poetry is at the forefront of...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, April 23rd at 7PM, at the Covington Library, 27100 164th Ave SE, Covington, WA 98042, I’ll be bringing three Seattle poets for a Poetry Coffeehouse. Judith Roche, Peter Munro and Amber Nelson will be joining me and open mic readers. It would be...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
The term Ecopoetics has been in vogue since about the turn of the century. Beyond the well-known “nature poem” I take this term to be used with the insinuation of a little more responsibility on the part of the poet who writes such poetry. I’ve never...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
The SPLAB Board President, Joe Chiveney, has been an incredible asset since joining SPLAB a few years ago. I joke that non-profits should have counselors on their boards, because they are used to dysfunction. HA! Having Joe tell me when I am the crazy one and when I...
