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Winter in America (Again Lit Balm Interactive Livestream Reading Series

Online (Zoom)

Online Winter in America (Again reading with Matthew Cooperman, Aby Kaupang, Paul E. Nelson, Mark Nowak, Rodrigo Toscano. LIT BALM is a biweekly interactive livestream reading series brought to you by Marc Vincenz of MadHat and New American Writing (Magazine), Cassandra Atherton of Westerly Magazine, and Jeffrey Cyphers Wright of LIVE Mag!. Most Saturdays at 5:00 pm East Coast time […]

Winter in America (Again Lit Balm Interactive Livestream part 2

Online (Zoom)

Winter in America (Again LIT BALM reading part two with allia abdullah-matta, Petra Kuppers, Bill Lavender, Roxi Power, and Fred Wah. LIT BALM is a biweekly interactive livestream reading series brought to you by Marc Vincenz of MadHat and New American Writing (Magazine), Cassandra Atherton of Westerly Magazine, and Jeffrey Cyphers Wright of LIVE Mag!. Most Saturdays at 5:00 pm […]

Life as Rehearsal for the Poem Spring 2025

Online (Zoom)

A five week online (Zoom) workshop best suited for continuing participants and more experienced poets (open to open form) in workshops facilitated by Cascadia Poetics Lab and Poetry Postcard Fest Co-Founder Paul E Nelson. Participate in reading and discussion of foundational essays, interviews, listening and other assignments, as well as spontaneous poetry composition exercises, part of a series of […]

$250

Poetics as Cosmology Spring 2025

Online (Zoom)

A five week online (Zoom) workshop best suited for continuing participants and more experienced poets (open to open form) in workshops facilitated by Cascadia Poetics Lab and Poetry Postcard Fest Co-Founder Paul E Nelson. Participate in reading and discussion of foundational essays, interviews, listening and other assignments, as well as spontaneous poetry composition exercises, part of a series of […]

$250

Winter in America (Again: Poets Respond to 2024 Election @ Elliott Bay Books

Elliott Bay Book Company 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States

We are thrilled to do a reading and talk at legendary Elliott Bay Book Company, Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7pm. The two organizing editors, Katie Sarah Zale, Paul E. Nelson will be joined by publisher Greg Bem and some local contributors. Registration is encouraged here. Thursday May 1st, 2025 @ 7:00PM - 8:00 PM […]

Free

Life as Rehearsal for the Poem Spring 2025

Online (Zoom)

A five week online (Zoom) workshop best suited for continuing participants and more experienced poets (open to open form) in workshops facilitated by Cascadia Poetics Lab and Poetry Postcard Fest Co-Founder Paul E Nelson. Participate in reading and discussion of foundational essays, interviews, listening and other assignments, as well as spontaneous poetry composition exercises, part of a series of […]

$250

Winter in America (Again reading

ArtFul: The Gallery 526C Cumberland Road, Courtenay, BC, Canada

Winter in America (Again: Poets Respond to 2024 Election reading at ArtFul Gallery Courtenay BC

$10.00

Paul in Courtenay, BC, May 5, 7pm

ArtFul: The Gallery 526C Cumberland Road, Courtenay, BC, Canada

Paul E Nelson Featured Poet in Courtenay BC for ArtFul: The Poets, preceded by Open Mic.

$10.00

Cascadia BioFi

Georgetown Steam Plant 6605 13th Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States

The Cascadia BioFi Conference, held May 16–18, 2025, at the historic Georgetown Steam Plant in Seattle, will bring together leaders at the edges of finance, circular economy, land regeneration, indigenous rematriation, community art, technology, and participatory governance to co-create pathways for bioregional funding ecosystems within the Cascadia bioregion that see people supported to do this […]

Cascadia Day Celebration in Portland

Alberta Park 1905 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR, United States

Cascadia Day Portland 2025: The Resilience Movement Social gathering and celebration of Cascadia Day featuring improv, readings, kickball and more! Organized by Cascadia Stack. May 18, 2025 1-5 PM PDT Alberta Park 1905 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211 LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE

Postcards to Prisoners

Paul E Nelson Zoom Room Cyberspace, Seattle, WA, United States

A Zoom event for registrants of the annual Poetry Postcard Fest focused on building community through sending poetry postcards to incarcerated individuals.

Free

Postcards from Here Walk the Block

Rainier Beach Community Center 8825 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States

Learn more about the 2025 Poetry Postcard Fest and make fun postcards at our table for Walk the Block! Enjoy multiple vendor tables, arts and crafts, local food and entertainment! Learn more about the event and how to get involved HERE!

Free

Poetry Postcard Fest 2025 Zoom Open House

Online (Zoom)

Zoom Open House for registrations of the 2025 Poetry Postcard Fest! PPF committee members, key volunteers and CPL staff will discuss their postcard poetry practices and answer questions in preparation for the upcoming poetry postcard fest. Wednesday, May 28, 2025 5-7 PM PST Paul Nelson's Zoom Room

Free

Postcards from Mapes Creek

Atlantic City Boat Launch 9026 Seward Park Ave S, Seattle, United States

Join us on June 8, 2025 from 4-7 PM at Mapes Creek for a community poetry postcard gathering! At the mouth of Mapes Creek, we will gather with a postcard collage table, food and an open mic for reading postcard poems. This is a casual poetry postcard event, so we would appreciate if any participants […]

Free

Poetry Postcard Fest Donor Workshop

Online (Zoom)

An exclusive workshop for supporters of the Poetry Postcard Fest that donated over $10 with their PPF registration. Cascadia Poetics Lab and Poetry Postcard Fest founder Paul E. Nelson will lead provide insight on writing spontaneous postcard poetry and will guide postcard poets in exercises to prepare for the fest. DONATE HERE to add to […]