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Winter in America (Again (A response to the November election)

It was an enormous task to create an anthology, with an open call and eight editors, in 6 weeks, but we did it. Winter...

Zach Charles Book Launch

Ever since Zach Charles and I became friends over two years ago, I have been stunned by his capacity to take in...

C&P Coffee Company Dec 11 7pm

I'm one of the featured readers on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at C&P Coffee Company, 5612 California Ave SW....

Winter in America (Again

Katie Sarah Zale writes: "In 2003, 11,000 poets responded to Sam Hamill’s request for a poem about George W. Bush’s...

Paul E Nelson Blog

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Poetry for Ukraine

I recently participated in a couple of readings dedicated to addressing the Russian war in Ukraine. One event I had a...

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Proprioception

Proprioception

Ever since Fred Wah mentioned proprioception in an interview we did that was posted on YouTube and made into a...

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Poems for Peace

Poems for Peace

Under the auspices of my position as Chair of my spiritual community's National Cultural Wing, SICA-USA, for 15 months...

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