Cascadian Prophets Podcast
For more than three decades, the Cascadian Prophets Podcast has documented conversations with poets, authors, Indigenous leaders, and other culture workers, creating an extraordinary archive of voices from Cascadia and beyond.
Podcast sponsorship helps keep these conversations freely available and supports the creation of new episodes.
John Brehm (The Dharma of Poetry) Interview
What a delight to interview John Brehm in his Portland home, Thursday, February 24, 2022. There...
Barbara Johns on Kenjiro Nomura
Kenjiro Nomura was a Japanese immigrant to Seattle in the early 20th century and the first...
Fred Wah Interview (The Simple, MHT)
I caught up with Fred Wah on December 9 to talk about a lecture he gave on his thoughts about...
James Rasmussen on Duwamish Tribe Recognition
James Rasmussen is a Duwamish Tribal member and Superfund Manager for the Duwamish River Cleanup...
Paul E Nelson Interviewed by Greg Bem 9.26.2021
I had the good fortune to have been interviewed by Greg Bem, a poet/librarian/traveler/activist...
Carletta Carrington Wilson Interview from 2011
A 2011 interview with Seattle poet and fiber artist Carletta Carrington Wilson conducted by Paul E...
Larissa Lai: Haibun, the Tao Te Ching, and her book, Iron Goddess of Mercy
Larissa Lai Interview by Paul E. Nelson Iron Goddess of Mercy is a long poem that channels the...
Robert Lashley: poetry, family, and his book Green River Valley
Cascadian Prophets 1 - Robert Lashley (Sept 2021) by Paul E. Nelson “Achingly beautiful” is the...
Wanda Coleman Interview
Wanda Coleman Interview by Paul E. Nelson
Interview with El Habib Louai at Desolation Peak
On the morning of Wednesday, August 14, 2013, Habib and Paul Nelson awoke before 6A and were...
Sharon Thesen “…off on an angle”
The 9th Cascadia Poetry Festival is happening October 10-12th, 2025 at the Rainier Beach Community...
Peter Levitt on Translating Cold Mountain
Arthur Waley, Gary Snyder, Burton Watson and Red Pine are among the legendary translators who have...
Cascadian Prophets: Interviews 1999-2023
is the second collection of transcribed interviews taken from the 30 year history of the Cascadia Poetics Lab and conducted by Paul E Nelson, CPL Founder. Interviewees include 7 USAmericans and 7 Canadians, 7 women and 7 men and 7 people who have died and 7 that at the time of publication (February 2, 2024) are still alive. Interviewees:
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs – Mary Norbert Körte – Robert Bringhurst – Barry McKinnon – Colleen J. McElroy – Brenda Hillman – Daphne Marlatt – Diane di Prima – Miriam Nichols – Stephen Collis- Charles Potts – Robin Blaser – Peter Culley – Sam Hamill
The book is $30 plus shipping and is available online here.
Cascadian Prophets: Interviews 1999-2023
is the second collection of transcribed interviews taken from the 30 year history of the Cascadia Poetics Lab and conducted by Paul E Nelson, CPL Founder. Interviewees include 7 USAmericans and 7 Canadians, 7 women and 7 men and 7 people who have died and 7 that at the time of publication (February 2, 2024) are still alive. Interviewees:
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs – Mary Norbert Körte – Robert Bringhurst – Barry McKinnon – Colleen J. McElroy – Brenda Hillman – Daphne Marlatt – Diane di Prima – Miriam Nichols – Stephen Collis- Charles Potts – Robin Blaser – Peter Culley – Sam Hamill
The book is $30 plus shipping and is available online here.
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Glen and Jessie Dodge
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