by Paul Nelson | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Thank you Leggy Bruck for this: And di Prima fans should know about this: Rename Page-Laguna Mini Park to Diane DiPrima Park Why is this important? PETITION to Rename Page-Laguna Park as “Diane di Prima Park” Diane Rose di Prima (1934-2020), America’s most influential...
by Paul Nelson | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
What’s good for the goose… It was about 20 years ago (2000?) when I first learned about Michael McClure’s concept of a Personal Universe Deck and 8 years ago when I took some of my retreat time at the Morris Graves Foundation (the Lake) to create my...
by Paul Nelson | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
The end of 2020 (aside from spawning millions of “good riddance” celebrations) marks the completion of twenty years of daily practice of American Sentences. These (usually) 17 syllable poems, a form created by Allen Ginsberg, have been a lifeline for me....
by Paul Nelson | Nov 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
I am delighted to be part of the Rainier Beach Arts & Crafts Market, Saturday, December 5 from 11am to 3pm. Thanks to Ellen VanderWey, I’ll be displaying books at 8735 Hamlet Ave S, a couple of blocks from SPLAB World Headquarters. A Time Before...
