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PAUL E NELSON

Neoliberalism

Continuing now with the quote from the last post that I said was leading to another post, this one about Neoliberalism. The quote was: I don’t think we’d be discussing how neoliberalism hijacked democracy if it weren’t for Hilary vs. Bernie. – Linda Russo on...

Gemini GEL, Rouen Cathedral, Seriality

In D.C. to visit my oldest daughter, or “My Kid the Journalist” as I tend to refer to her when I am sharing her articles on Facebook, I was delighted to find that my visit coincided with an exhibition at the National Gallery that promised to be of great...

Robin Blaser’s Last Interview

I was searching for my interview with Robin Blaser online and it appears the link that was the best, from Lou Rowan’s Golden Handcuffs Review, is down and I’m going to rectify that here. Actually two interviews I did, the second at the suggestion of Lou,...

The Sacramental Aspect of Habitation

“And that is what a poet Is, children, one who creates Sacramental relationships That last always.” – Kenneth Rexroth Aside from the signature, this is how Rexroth ended his epistle “Letter to William Carlos Williams.” And while this statement seems to me to...

What Drives Cascadia Culture?

Part of the reason we chose the headliners we did for the 2nd Cascadia Poetry Festival is because my short investigation of innovative Cascadia Poetry has led me to a couple of early conclusions: 1) Robert Duncan and Jack Spicer’s poetics (along with the Black...