by Paul Nelson | Sep 16, 2015 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The largest category of (August Poetry Postcard Fest) cards I send out, in terms of the image, feature Coastal Salish art. I think this is one of the world’s most potent artistic traditions, on a par with any movement at any time in history, and in this case there is...
by Paul Nelson | Aug 9, 2015 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Thanks to Sam Hamill’s suggestion, I have been reading Crowded by Beauty a biography of Beat Poet and Zen Monk Philip Whalen by David Schneider. Am loving it and finding it a great companion and inspiration for the 9th annual August Poetry Postcard Fest. The...
by Paul Nelson | Jul 16, 2015 | Poetry Postcard Fest
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...
by Paul Nelson | Jul 7, 2015 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I’m back in that mode again, a time of year when poetry gets right to the front of my daily consciousness. Some who know me would argue that it is that way anyway, but during the annual August Poetry Postcard Fest this becomes more pronounced. Walks, news...
by Paul Nelson | May 14, 2015 | Poetry Postcard Fest
I love this notion of pre-bedtime suggestions. I have been doing that the last few months, or more based on the latest poems to be posted here from the ongoing series After The Japanese. I have been posting the poems in hunks of four the last few months and it...
