I had the good fortune to interview Bill Barillas on The North American Sequence of Theodore Roethke. Sam Hamill told...
Theodore Roethke, 1st Cascadia Poet
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Paul E Nelson Blog
12 Stringed Mind in the Place of Sand Imbolc 2026 DaySong @ Poetry Bridge
I've been fortunate to have been offered featured readings over the last few years at Poetry Bridge, which happens at...
Ralph Towner 1940-2026
One of my greatest disappointments in life is that I never saw Ralph Towner in concert. He died today in Rome. There...
Celebration of Koon Woon
On Wednesday night at C&P Coffee Company in West Seattle, longtime Seattle poet and publisher Koon Woon was...
An Ocean of Time—The Poetry of Sam Hamill Set to Song
Jan 2, 2026 Interview with Cornelius Eady on Proof
On January 1, 2026, a 34-year-old, immigrant, Muslim, democratic socialist mayor was sworn in to run the largest city...
New Edition of Entrance
As a contributor to En-trance Journal, I'm delighted to announce that an excerpt from my last interview with Sharon...
Cascadian Prophets 2025 Spotify Wrapped Stats
I was quite happy with the news from Spotify when I watched their 2025 Wrapped summary of the podcast stats for...
Andrew Schelling via Vidyā (in direct contact with rasa)
I've been granted permission from Andrew Schelling to post a small excerpt from his new book of Vidyā translations for...
Free Winter in America (Still Workshop
PAUL E NELSONDear Poet, WHAT: Free online poetry workshop WHEN: Today at 12N PST WHERE: PEN zoom WHY: Winter in...
CPL Wins Humanities WA Award
On October 30 the Cascadia Poetics Lab was one of 50 individuals/entities honored with the Humanities Washington...
DaySong Workshops
As you may know, for the last few years I have added a day-long ritual poem writing project to my array of practices....