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PAUL E NELSON

487. Sin Carne

This poetry postcard was written August 11, 2014, also at the 14th Subud World Congress. The Bhakti referenced is Subud Portland Co-Chair Bhakti Watts whose name means “devoted one.”

Climate March, Poetry & Proprioception

I was delighted to learn that in addition to a Subud couple from Portland, my friend Stephen Collis also traveled to New York to participate in the huge Climate March on September 21, 2014. His report on it reminded me of my experience at the WTO protest in 1999 to...

486. Tormenta Gigante

My recent trip to Mexico was quite an experience. My real first visit since I was a little boy (I did see the airport in Cancun in 2005) my parents told me that back then all I wanted in Mexico was to get back to the U.S. and eat a hamburger. This time, in addition to...

485. El Espejo

Another 2014 August postcard poem today and some of the background. One of the first really powerful moments for me at the 14th Subud World Congress when I did “testing” on a personal issue that has limited my own potential as a human being. The wonderful...

Levertov, Postcards & Language of Birds

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I used epigraphs by Denise Levertov for all my postcard poems in 2014, and deepened my appreciation for her gesture. I can see why she ended up in Cascadia, with her fierce commitment to peace and justice and her love for the...