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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

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53. Nothing Death

53. Nothing Death A kiss is nothing in brackets. – Ramón Gomez de la Serna A poem’s nothing on paper. A stellar jay’s...

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61. Meat Again

Nothing forgets us more quickly than a barstool. Ramon Gomez de la Serna the sheer terror of being forced into...

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Puget SOUND Poetry

Nico Vassilakis is curating a night of Puget Sound Poetry, Friday, March 23, 2012 7-9P at Vermillion, 1508 11th Av, as...

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