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PAUL E NELSON

Hummingbird Resuscitation

I like to think of it as a good sign in my life when critters are waiting until I pass by to drop from the sky in need of a little aid. Fortunately this recent experience was only a hummingbird, but the thud was palatable and the experience quite humbling. In town for...

Poetry & Music (Paul Reads with Blunck)

What does it mean when the Existential Trio is actually a quartet? What happens to poems when they are read with music backing? Do they become songs? I’ve been very fortunate to have some excellent musicians as collaborators in performance over the past 15 years...

The Postcards I Got

At last count, forty poetry postcards came my way as part of the 2014 August Poetry Postcard Fest. Having just completed its eighth year, the fest is an effort to build community, to allow participants to experience the joy of spontaneous composition and to reach back...