Paul E Nelson
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Poet/interviewer Paul E. Nelson, son of a labor activist father & Cuban immigrant mother. Born on Chicago’s west side in 1961, he founded the Cascadia Poetics LAB & the Cascadia Poetry Festival. https://paulenelson.com https://cascadiapoeticslab.org
More on David McCloskey from Regenerate Cascadia: regeneratecascadia.org/blog/2026/07...
A Land of Falling Waters: In Celebration of David McCloskey
David McCloskey, who named Cascadia as a bioregion and spent four decades mapping it, passed away on July 3, 2026. A tribute to the mapmaker who taught this region to see itself.
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cascadiapoeticslab.org/2026/07/in-honor-of-david-mccloskey-the-father-of-cascadia/
In Honor of David McCloskey "The Father of Cascadia" - Cascadia Poetics LAB
David McCloskey passed away on July 3. In honor of his lifetime of work to create and spread a culture that was deeply connected...
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My work in Denver this month at the Clyfford Still Museum. This is a remarkable experience: youtu.be/aOEvC7iszaQ
Paul E Nelson Still in Cascadia Application Video
YouTube video by Paul E Nelson
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Seattle isn’t dying. It’s thriving. That’s not what right wingers want us to believe though. They want us scared and anxious so that rather than solve the problems we do have, we instead hand them power so they break everything, just as they are in DC. We’re not going to do that.
Robert Cruickshank on Instagram: "Seattle isn’t dying. It’s thriving. Right-wingers want us anxious and scared about the problems that do exist, so we hand them power and they break everything. We won...
19 likes, 0 comments - robert_in_seattle on June 21, 2026: "Seattle isn’t dying. It’s thriving. Right-wingers want us anxious and scared about the problems that do exist, so we hand them power and the...
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Revolutions always start with the poets: www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
Independent Cascadia? Greater Idaho? Disunited states look toward divorce
Separatism is “in the zeitgeist,” said Ryan Griffiths, a Syracuse University political scientist who wrote the 2025 book “The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why The...
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ScribFest, June 20 & 21 at Town Hall sounds amazing. We're doing a panel called "Poetry as Performance." I hope to see you there: paulenelson.com/2026/06/10/p...
Poetry @ ScribFest
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Such an intelligent grasp of the issues with a whole systems understanding. Washington District 37 State Senate candidate Tatiana Brown: open.spotify.com/episode/75uE...
Tatiana Brown Makes Case for Open Senate Seat in the 37th District
Hacks & Wonks · Episode
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When a journalist finally pushes back on your lies to your face
Posted 5 days ago "russ_and_stacie_sullivan: Good morning, friends! Last night at WaterFire in Providence, 🔥a bunch of friends from different groups got together for a Signs of Fascism awareness event Signs of #Fascism is an event that highlights historical warning signs of #authoritarianism..."
At Pritchard Beach Saturday! 11a-1p, June 6 - your last time to hang w/ postcard poets, learn about local history & create collages for your 2026 Poetry Postcard Fest. Year 20 deserves a celebration. We meet at Pritchard Beach.... cascadiapoeticslab.org/2026/06/the-...
The Last Poetry Postcard Fest Activation of 2026 - Cascadia Poetics LAB
News from Cascadia Poetics Lab blog on poetics of the Cascadia bioregion for place-based & zen approaches to 21st century poetry strategies and trends. Focus on spontaneity, place and soul-building.
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Advocating peaceful secession from the U.S. cascadiademocratic.org/news/
News - Cascadia Democratic Action
Cascadia Democratic Action launches campaign for Oregon and Washington independence SEATTLE – Responding to sixteen months of the Trump administration’s descent into authoritarianism, the organization...
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Saw the new Marianne Faithful "documentary" today. Recommend it w/o reservation: www.siff.net/festival/bro...
Broken English
Singer-songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull is too big for a simple documentary. Instead, a theatrical “Department of Not Forgetting” interweaves intimate interviews, archival clips, and newly re...
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The Astounding Discovery That Could Link Eastern and Western Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Inside the Interstitium, the Human Body’s Hidden Pathways (Gift Article)
The detection of another circulatory system in the human body could have enormous scientific implications.
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