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....
The Singing Bullets of Soft Secession
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Paul E Nelson Blog
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....
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...
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...
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...
Aug 9 Zoom Poetry Workshop
Along with three of the editors of Winter in America (Again, I'll be facilitating a workshop for the Arizona State...
Short ASPS Workshop Video
Meet Mayoral Candidate Katie Wilson
On Wednesday, July 23 at 6:30 Seattle Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson will discuss quality of life and culture in...
Winter in America (Again Monday, July 21 via Zoom
From Bill O'Daly: Dear Friends and Family, A reading based on Winter in America (Again, an anthology developed in...
Resistance as Writing
How can one write poetry about current political events without resorting to invective or rhetoric? Why is this...
Eagle Harbor Book Company Canceled
Dear Faithful Blog Reader! The Winter in America (Again reading scheduled for tonight, Friday, July 11, 2025, has been...
Poetry Postcards and Zen
An amazing testimonial for the Poetry Postcard Fest though it was not intended to serve that purpose. It is from Kosho...