by Paul Nelson | Jun 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Paul Nelson | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
On Friday, November 12, 2021, Adelia MacWilliam and I visited the W.A.C. Bennett Special Collections Library at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. to investigate the extensive Michael McClure archives held there. Tony Power has been the Head of Special...
by Paul Nelson | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
I am delighted to continue my association with the European Beat Studies Network again this Sunday, as part of their 2021 Zoom conference. I am also delighted to present on the topic of Beat Breath with CPL Board Member, philosopher, professor and Soto Zen Priest...
by Paul Nelson | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
2021 Poetry Postcard Fest Afterword (as pdf) I so love the Poetry Postcard Fest. Each year the fest allows me to experience new depths in my own creativity. The poetry side of spontaneous composition has been something I have practiced for 27 or so years. (This does...
by Paul Nelson | May 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
I saw this article linked in an article I was reading and then a friend sent it to me, so there was something synchronistic about it right off the bat. “God’s way of remaining anonymous” some wise person said about synchronicity, and it makes you think. I read it,...
