by Paul Nelson | Aug 9, 2015 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The second poem from the 2015 August Poetry Postcard Fest, this one is really the first, since #505 was a dry run and #506 starts the poems that all lead off with a quote from Joanne Kyger. And I am finding her new book On Time wonderful and am getting all sorts of...
by Paul Nelson | Jul 29, 2015 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I know what you are thinking. Don’t put any more energy into things like this, but my strong sense of justice is begging me to respond. So, after changing another dirty diaper from my 3 year old and reading her a pre-nap story of Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore (also...
by Paul Nelson | Jul 27, 2015 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The signup for the 9th August Poetry Postcard Fest is final and the list has been sent to all participants. The total number of participants is down from an all-time high in 2014 – 423, to 208 in 2015, but the addition of a small signup fee discouraged some and...
by Paul Nelson | Jul 24, 2015 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I was taking my corridor walk June 23, 2015, and was stunned by the reflection of the sun on wavelets of Lake Washington. I tried to get a decent video capture of the phenomenon (after looking at a Seagull I thought was a Blue Heron) and you get some idea from that. I...
by Paul Nelson | Jul 20, 2015 | Poetry Postcard Fest
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...
