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PAUL E NELSON

Comment from a Postcarder

I am running this comment (from this post) as a post on its own just to take time to appreciate the sentiment. It looks like the fest this year will have less than half the participants, but if the poems are better and the participation more consistent, it will have...

2015 Poetry Postcard F.A.Q.’s

A few random questions posed by participants, or would-be participants, in the 2015 August Poetry Postcard Fest. By the way, this is your last call for registration as that ends July 27 at 12:01 a.m. 1) Can I start now or do I have to wait until August? By all means...

Marilyn Stablein Interview

Marilyn Stablien is a Portland poet and book artist. She has lived in New York, New Mexico, the Himalayas, Seattle and is included in Make It True: Poetry From Cascadia. We sat down in her dining room on Friday, June 26, 2015 to discuss her work as a literary...

Why a Postcard Fee This Year?

I got an unsigned email this morning about the postcard fest: hello paul wondering – why is there a fee for participating now?  what is done with  over $4000 you would collect if over 400 sign up (and pay) again? i have done the august postcard poetry event for...