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Theodore Roethke, 1st Cascadia Poet

I had the good fortune to interview Bill Barillas on The North American Sequence of Theodore Roethke. Sam Hamill told...

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...

Paul E Nelson Blog

Archived Posts

487. Sin Carne

This poetry postcard was written August 11, 2014, also at the 14th Subud World Congress. The Bhakti referenced is...

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485. El Espejo

Another 2014 August postcard poem today and some of the background. One of the first really powerful moments for me at...

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483. Iniciador

My poems written in Mexico in August are starting to arrive at their intended destinations and so I continue with the...

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