by Paul Nelson | Nov 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
I will never forget the moment when Sam Hamill showed me the book Ian Boyden made of his new poem “Habitations” a couple of years ago. It was about a yard high and the cover was made from what looked to be fossilized maple. The pages were all original...
by Paul Nelson | Nov 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Four Hoarse Men participated in an evening of Sound Poetry, curated by Doug Nufer and Jason Conger last night (Nov 1, 2012) at the Frye Art Museum. Details are at the Four Hoarse blog.
by Paul Nelson | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Paul Nelson facilitated the visit of renowned poet and activist Brenda Hillman to SPLAB in November 2011, as part of the Visiting Poets Series. The whole interview is here. Hear a clip from the interview she did with Paul Nelson here: Audio of the reading is here....
by Paul Nelson | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Diane Di Prima – American Poetry and the Beat Movement from a Female Perspective Diane Di Prima is perhaps the most well-known female poet of the Beat Literary movement. She discussed how she decided at age fourteen to dedicate her life to poetry, how she first...
by Paul Nelson | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the final segment from my August 24, 2012 interview with poet Nate Mackey, he responds to questions about the notions of reincarnation, lost continents and how his book Nod House is about “an age coming to and end,” but also how he has hope for...
