Paul E Nelson presenting at Cascadia Poetry Festival 8, photo by Leszek Chudzinski
“Over the past decade or so, no one has done more for poetry in the Pacific Northwest than has Paul Nelson.”– Sam Hamill
Sam Hamill, Christopher Yohmei Blasdel Heart of Bamboo
I was delighted to see this note from Christopher Yohmei Blasdel: I'm thrilled to announce the streaming re-release of "Heart of Bamboo: Poetry and Music in the Zen Tradition," featuring the poetry...
Reading @ Butoh, Typewriter Poems in Bothell, Bradner Gardens
They're keeping me hopping this weekend and I'm delighted. Friday night at 7:30, I'll be reading poems at the home of Joan Laage and David Thornbrugh. It's an event called Homestage, featuring butoh...
TAKE A STAND: POETS AGAINST HATE
I hope you can join me for a reading curated by Phoebe Bosche of the Raven Chronicles from 2-4pm on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the Microsoft Auditorium of the Seattle Central Library: Take a...
DaySong Miracle (Past 62)
Carbonation 003: DaySong Miracle (Past 62) by Paul E. Nelson Published April 2024Greg Behm: This is third of four “DaySongs” Seattle poet Paul E. Nelson has completed. The ritual was designed for...
Bradner Gardens Concert, Aug 17
I'm delighted to read poems again with the backing of the Jim O'Halloran Quartet, Saturday, August 17, 2024, 7pm at Bradner Gardens. The gardens are at 1730 Bradner Place South in the Mount Baker...
Social Acceleration and the Postcard Antidote
I was fortunate to be invited to teach spontaneous poetry methods at Holden Village, which is a spiritual retreat in the North Cascades. It is a former mining town and is a 45 minute drive from the...
Robert Bringhurst at Seattle U, Nov 15
Robert Bringhurst will be talking at Seattle University on Friday, November 15, 2024, in Sinegal 100/110 at 4pm. Robert has been part of at least two Cascadia Poetry Festivals, 2015 in Nanaimo and...
The Nature of Zen: An Ecology of Being
From Ray Grigg: I thought I'd let you know that my latest book, The Nature of Zen: An Ecology of Being is now available from Xlibris for $20.99 and from Amazon for... $28.95. An eBook edition is...
Happy 92nd Michael McClure
Michael McClure would have turned 92 Sunday, October 20, 2024. His book: Touching the Edge: Dharma Devotions from the Hummingbird Sangha may be the best Zen poetry written in English. It has...
An interview with Frank Abe, co-editor of the new anthology The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration, conducted September 20, 2024 by Paul E Nelson