by Paul Nelson | Jul 1, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
We had an excellent time talking poetry postcards on Juneteenth, June 19, 2021. Over 30 people joined the Zoom affair as Poetry Postcard Fest Co-Founder Paul E Nelson talked about the origin of the fest, a collaboration with Lana Ayers, who simply said:...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 24, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Postcarder Sally Hedges-Blanquez alerts us to: Ellsworth Kelly: Postcards will present a comprehensive survey of Kelly’s postcard collages, with 150 works on view. Many postcards reveal specific places where Kelly lived or visited, such as Paris, where Kelly lived in...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 17, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Join us Via Zoom, Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 10am PDT for a Poetry Postcard Fest orientation. If you have never participated before, here’s your chance to see how it works. If you HAVE done the fest before, here is your chance to see some of the faces attached...
by Paul Nelson | Jun 1, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I was delighted to team up with postcarder (with a new book!) Margaret Lee for an essay that has been published in The Journal for Black Mountain College Studies, Volume 12. (pdf) Postcard poets represented include J.I. Kleinberg, Judy Jensen, Tim Mateer & Colette...
by Paul Nelson | May 26, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Have you seen the gorgeous Online Poetry Postcard Fest Exhibit yet? Thank you Kristen Ryberg and James Gaynor for making it a reality. On that site you can read that the 15th year of the Poetry Postcard Fest is a tribute to two poets who helped inspire the fest and...
by Paul Nelson | May 19, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Veteran postcard poet NanLeah Mick is helping with this poetry event: Voices of the Grieving Heart A Poetry Reading by Six Contributors with Mike Bernhardt, Kris Kington-Barker and John Fox ~ Free Online Event ~ Sunday, May 23, 1:30 – 3:00 pm Pacific and/or...
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...
by Paul Nelson | Apr 3, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Two poets who had tremendous influence on USAmerican culture and poetry in the second half of the 20th century, both died in 2020, were good friends to each other and each had an influence on the Poetry Postcard Fest. Michael McClure participated in several SPLAB...
by Paul Nelson | Mar 29, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Thanks to Kristen Ryberg and James Gaynor, the Online Poetry Postcard Fest Exhibit is up & running and was launched via Zoom, Sunday, March 28, 2021: Registration for 2021 (year 15) ends July 18 at www.popo.submittable.com. Do notice that 2021’s fest is a...
by Paul Nelson | Mar 20, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Thanks mainly to the work of two postcard people, Kristen Ryberg and James Gaynor, we’ll have a launch for the Online Poetry Postcard Fest Exhibit on Sunday, March 28, 2021, from 4-5pm PDT. Here’s what went out via Zoom/Google calendar: Join Zoom Meeting...
by Paul Nelson | Mar 16, 2021 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Thanks for this, Kristen Ryberg!...
