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PAUL E NELSON

Two Gigs This Week

I am not a fan of public readings in Seattle summer and ESPECIALLY during August, the month of POSTCARDS but here are two, one Friday night (Aug 28) and one Saturday night (Aug 29) in Seattle: An evening of spoken word and jazz, San Francisco Style. Musicians Kenny...

Cascadia Anthology Audio

A reading from the first ever anthology of Cascadia Poetry was held Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Milepost 5 in Portland. Details and audio here: https://cascadiapoetryfestival.org/make-it-true-reading-audio/

Duwamish Revealed

Ever since Greg Bem arrived in Seattle from Philadelphia he has been a literary dynamo, presenting and participating in events that are rich in imagination, well-conceived and have added depth to the often uninspired events that pass for literary art happenings around...

Police Presuppositions (Poetry in Columbia City)

Georgia McDade has invited me and a few other local poets to read on the subject of police abusing their authority this Sunday. The invite is below. As a person whose brother is a peace officer I have complicated feelings about the police. When 5 cops were murdered in...

Upcoming Readings

I have been working like a dog on the Cascadia Poetry Anthology, Make It True the last few months, but the last few days especially and we’re almost done. It’s been a joy to work with Nadine Maestas, who is so bright and perceptive and understands how...