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PAUL E NELSON

Cascadian Zen

Cascadian Zen

What is the nature of the bioregion known as Cascadia? How is this insight expressed by the people who live, work, practice, and play here? Is there a connection between Zen practice, broadly construed, and the Cascadia bioregion? If so, what is it? Who have been the...
Life as Rehearsal for the Poem (2021/2022)

Life as Rehearsal for the Poem (2021/2022)

This is for the Fall 2021 Life as Rehearsal for the poem workshop. Registration info below. In previous workshops we discussed (& wrote from) the Eileen Myles notion of the hunted poem and her essay in which she talks about that method. Excerpt: The process of the...

Poetics as Cosmology

Poetics as Cosmology (Intro to Spontaneous Composition) A five week online (Zoom) workshop for people who have had a little experience in spontaneous poetry composition and want more. Join Cascadia Poetics Lab and Poetry Postcard Fest Co-Founder Paul E Nelson in a...
Life as Rehearsal for the Poem

Life as Rehearsal for the Poem

In two previous workshops we discussed (& wrote from) the Eileen Myles notion of the hunted poem and her essay in which she talks about that method. Excerpt: The process of the poem, the performance of it I mentioned, is central to the impression I have that life...
Zoomuse Reading (The Recording)

Zoomuse Reading (The Recording)

My huge appreciation goes out to Andrew Hall, SICA-International, my Subud Sisters and Brothers and a few fans who came to my March 5, 2021 Zoomuse reading. I have found that I feel more at ease reading to Subud folks and thus, more open and attuned to the needs of...