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 […]
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 […]
Winter in America (Again: Poets Respond to 2024 Election reading at ArtFul Gallery Courtenay BC
Paul E Nelson Featured Poet in Courtenay BC for ArtFul: The Poets, preceded by Open Mic.
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 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
A Zoom event for registrants of the annual Poetry Postcard Fest focused on building community through sending poetry postcards to incarcerated individuals.
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!
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
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 […]
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 […]
The 2025 Poetry Postcard Fest, an annual 56 day self-guided workshop in spontaneous composition and community-building. Join hundreds of poets around the world in sending 31 first-draft poems on postcards starting July 4! July 4-August 31, 2025. Register HERE.
Winter in America (Again reading at the Lopez Island Library on Lopez Island, WA. Readers include: allia abdullah-matta, Paul E Nelson, Rob Lewis, Katie Sarah Zale, Zach Charles, and others. July 8, 2025 6-8 PM PDT 2225 Fisherman Bay Road Lopez Island, WA 98261
Thursday, July 10, 6:30pm doors open Finnriver Farm & Cidery 124 Center Road Chimacum, WA 98325 Readers include: Holly Hughes, allia abdullah-matta, Paul E Nelson, Katie Sarah Zale, Roxi Power Anna Linzer.
Friday, July 11, 6:30pm Eagle Harbor Book Company 157 Winslow Way E. Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Readers include: allia abdullah-matta, Paul E Nelson, Roxi Power, Katie Sarah Zale, Anna Linzer others.