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PAUL E NELSON

Celebration of Koon Woon

On Wednesday night at C&P Coffee Company in West Seattle, longtime Seattle poet and publisher Koon Woon was...

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...

Paul E Nelson Blog

Archived Posts

Visiting Corita

I had a vague memory of the work of Sister Corita Kent when I saw the Portland Art Museum's exhibition of her work in...

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Post-Fest Thoughts

There are about a thousand things I could write about the recently concluded Cascadia Poetry Festival. That John Olson...

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Poet Interviews

I am both excited and anxious about the 4th Cascadia Poetry Festival starting this Thursday (Nov 3, 2016) and...

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