by Paul Nelson | May 1, 2019 | POPO
The August Poetry Postcard Fest was initiated in 2007 by poets Paul Nelson and Lana Ayers. 2019 marks the thirteenth year of the fest and this is the official call. It is the biggest annual fundraiser for SPLAB. Again this year poets will be organized in groups of 32...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
A year after Sam Hamill’s death, in what might be his last book blurb, he writes: “Zhang Er brings us startling “burial ground poems from Chinese that are striking in their perspective and elegant in style and presentation. They represent a poetic sensibility that is...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Delighted to see a kind review of American Prophets that ran in an actual NEWSPAPER! How about that. Thank you Barbara McMichael for this: The book has now sold TENS of copies! Thanks to everyone who bought a copy of the book which is now available via Ingram/Spark...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
What great coverage in the Anacortes Arts Briefings newsletter on our May 9-12 festival: Gold Passes admit the holder to all events except Steve Kuusisto’s master workshop “Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poets Journey” will guide poets and prose writers on the...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
April is National Poetry Month and Carolyne Wright has organized a fine group of local poets to celebrate on April 23rd from 6-8pm at legendary University Books in Seattle: Join us for an epic celebration of verse and rhyme! With a lineup of over 20 local poets,...
