by Paul Nelson | Jan 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
It is one of the worst feelings I ever get and most poets have experienced it at one time or another. The lost poem. I remember Ed Dorn at the Spokane Library less than a year before his death talking about losing poems that were the best he’d ever written....
by Paul Nelson | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
This site has been getting a lot of hits from people who heard about American Sentences via Kim Addonizio and her book Ordinary Genius which mentions the form and reference to the website www.AmericanSentences.com. Thanks Kim. I have not posted this handout on this...
by Paul Nelson | Dec 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Kinship of Rivers is an international project engaging art, poetry, stories, music, dance and food to connect people and communities along the Mississippi and Yangtze Rivers. Founded in 2011 by Wang Ping, we caught up with her on December 26, 2012, via Skype to...
by Paul Nelson | Oct 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
The period from which the latest batch of American Sentences is taken has now been added to the page for 2012 American Sentence highlights. Starting in early July, these recent sentences include the visit of my Father-in-Law to Seattle, our road trip to Minneapolis,...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
My gratitude for Steve Barker for taking time to look over my websites and conduct an intelligent interview about my poetry, about SPLAB and some interviews that I have conducted over the years. Thanks Steve. Ordinary Madness #24 PAUL NELSON April 30, 2012 Posted by...