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PAUL E NELSON

Poetics as Cosmology at Holden Village

Poetics as Cosmology at Holden Village

Thanks to poetry hermano Raul Sanchez, I’ll be facilitating my Poetics as Cosmology this summer in the North Cascades and you are welcome to hang out. The place is Holden Village. “Over the course of more than 60 years, Holden Village has been transformed...
Tessa Hulls Interview (Feeding Ghosts)

Tessa Hulls Interview (Feeding Ghosts)

Tessa Hulls and I met when she donated a poster for the 2013 edition of the Allen Ginsberg Open Mic Poetry marathon. On February 20, 2024 I caught up with her on Zoom to discuss her first book, a graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts. The interview’s Zoom version is...
Article on Cascadia by a Writer in London

Article on Cascadia by a Writer in London

The notion of bioregionalism and Cascadia has spread at least to London. I was interviewed on the subject of Cascadia by Gus Mitchell, a London-based free lance writer and was delighted to see my thoughts reflected in a good way, along with other Cascadians whom I...

Pie & Poetry @ C&P on Valentine’s Day

Poetry Bridge is celebrating 14 years of community mic readings at C&P Coffee Company in West Seattle on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. 6:30 it’s time for pie and signups. 7pm a reading that will feature Michael Hickey, Alexander Smith and Your Humble...
Colleen McElroy Interview

Colleen McElroy Interview

In the wake of the death of Colleen McElroy on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, we are re-posting this interview conducted in 2016. This interview will be part of the next book of transcribed interviews entitled Cascadian Prophets: Interviews 1999-2023 to be published...
Cascadian Zen Launch at Elliott Bay Dec 4, 2023

Cascadian Zen Launch at Elliott Bay Dec 4, 2023

I am thrilled to present Cascadian Zen at the legendary Seattle independent bookstore Elliott Bay Book Company, Monday, December 7pm (sharp) at 1521 Tenth Avenue in Seattle, WA. This will be the first time all three editors will be on the same stage to talk about the...