by Paul Nelson | Jul 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
I was delighted to be interviewed via email by rob mclennan, a tireless Canadian poet and supporter of North American poetry. The link is: https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/07/12-or-20-second-series-questions-with_01725800232.html Preview:1a) How did your first...
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...
