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PAUL E NELSON

The Singing Bullets of Soft Secession

The Singing Bullets of Soft Secession

For three years now since Sept 2022, I have written a day-long poem in a ritual that I’ve come to call the DaySong. There is much information about my history with this project here: https://paulenelson.com/daysong/ I tend to write two a year, one around Labor...
It’s About Time 9.11.2025 6pm Ballard Library

It’s About Time 9.11.2025 6pm Ballard Library

Dear Friend in Poetry, Labor Day is over. The 19th Poetry Postcard Fest is over and I’ve written another daysong. After doing one of these all-day poem-writing rituals, it’s about all I can think about for a while. Fortunately the good folks at the...
Sharon Thesen July 2025 Interview

Sharon Thesen July 2025 Interview

What an honor to interview Sharon Thesen. Of all the people I know, she is in the 99th percentile regarding poetry perception. She has informed my own aesthetic, uses poetry as a tool to make herself more human and is proud to be identified as a Cascadian poet. We sat...
rain shadow poetry festival

rain shadow poetry festival

I’m delighted to be going back to Cumberland, BC, to participate in the rain shadow poetry festival. This is August 22-24, 2025, and is based on the work Adelia MacWilliam did in that part of the province for the last 8 years or so with Matthew Law as one of the...
Paul @ Bradner Gardens with Jim O’Halloran

Paul @ Bradner Gardens with Jim O’Halloran

Jim O’Halloran, the flute player and Subud brother with whom I have collaborated for at least sixteen years, wrote this yesterday: I’m delighted to be returning to  Bradner Gardens Park again this year on Saturday, August 9th 6:30-8:30 PM.   The address is 1730...