by Paul Nelson | May 14, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Ellensburg, Washington postcard poet Joanne Thomas has released a book of poems; inventive “definitions” entitled bluebird (bloo-burd). TWO postcard poems chime in as Bluebird blurbers, Bethany Reid and Matt Trease: Here is but one example at...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 28, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I am asking your support for SPLAB during Give Big and contributions are being accepted now. As you may know, SPLAB is the non-profit organization that facilitates the Poetry Postcard Fest. (Registration for Year 15 is open now, here.) Give Big today here:...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 26, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
My birthday falls during the National Poetry Month in the U.S. I also happen to be a poet, so when people send me texts, presents, and other nice things for my birthday, I feel like poetry and poets ought to get some of the glow of the attention in which I bask. So...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 9, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Wisconsin postcard poet sends news: Hi Paul– I’ll be giving a presentation at the U. of Wisconsin-Stout in celebration of Nat’l Poetry Month this coming Mon. Apr. 12 @ 7:00 pm CDT. I’ll be reading several postcard poems from last year, along...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 3, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
As mentioned in last week’s post, the 15th year of the Poetry Postcard Fest will be in honor of two brilliant poets we lost in 2020, Michael McClure and Diane di Prima. Diane was an actual participant in the 2008 fest and longtime postcard fest participant...
