It takes years for most poets to learn a craft and then unlearn certain rules, or learn how to creatively break them...
I Sing the Body Apoplectic (to) Make The Pie Higher
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Paul E Nelson Blog
Upcoming Readings: Sonic Bloom, Port Townsend, Wedgwood
I will be doing readings from American Sentences at two upcoming gigs and one of work completely created for Greg...
Cascadia Poetry Events
There are a few developments with the Make It True anthology and the combination of bioregionalism and poetry. I hope...
David Bowie (1947-2016)
This started out as a Facebook comment, but I have to document some of my thoughts on this day we find out David Bowie...
521. Composed in Solidarity
Since 2004, I've had a little soft spot in my heart for Muslims given that my spiritual practice (the Latihan Kejiwaan...
Greg Bem Reviews American Sentences
I get nervous sending out review copies of my new books. Fortunately, I took Sam Hamill's advice from a few years ago...
Vancouver/Victoria Make It True Readings
2016 marks Year Four in a twenty year cultural exploration of the Cascadia bioregion. The methodology is poetry and...
A Subud New Year’s Eve
520. Devil Wrestling
It seems as if “demons” or the “devil” is a thread that ran through this year’s fest for me. “Nafsu” is a related...
Southern Cascadia Poet Jerry Martien
In September 2015 I had the chance to interview a poet and long-time bioregionalist Jerry Martien on the waterfront in...
34. Eighty-Seven Remarkable (or Fun) Things about Paul E Nelson Sr. &/Or Charles Olson on What Would’ve Been their 87th &/or 105th Birthdays, Dec 27, 2015.
34. Eighty-Seven Remarkable (or Fun) Things about Paul E Nelson Sr. &/Or Charles Olson on What Would’ve Been their...
Cheryl Seidner & the Wiyot Tribe in Eureka, CA
Cheryl Seidner is Cultural Liaison and Councilwoman for the Wiyot Tribe in Humboldt County, California. She agreed to...