Paul E Nelson
@ryukanski.bsky.social
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
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
RIP genius guitarist Ralph Towner. open.spotify.com/playlist/5Oa...
Father Towner
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January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
RIP genius guitarist Ralph Towner. open.spotify.com/playlist/5Oa...
10.28.2025 - Not just President of the U.S. - the Ugliest American.
#CascadianSentences
#CascadianSentences
January 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
10.28.2025 - Not just President of the U.S. - the Ugliest American.
#CascadianSentences
#CascadianSentences
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Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
1.10.2026 - No more reds, vitamin C or cocaine, the long strange trip done Bob Weir. #CascadianSentences #GratefulDead
January 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
1.10.2026 - No more reds, vitamin C or cocaine, the long strange trip done Bob Weir. #CascadianSentences #GratefulDead
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The violence against our communities must stop. Two more shot last night. That’s why I will be joining in filing articles of impeachment against Secretary of DHS Noem.
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The violence against our communities must stop. Two more shot last night. That’s why I will be joining in filing articles of impeachment against Secretary of DHS Noem.
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I’m joining Rep. @robinkelly.house.gov to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and will use every lever available to end the terror ICE has unleashed on our communities.
Stay loud.
Stay loud.
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I’m joining Rep. @robinkelly.house.gov to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and will use every lever available to end the terror ICE has unleashed on our communities.
Stay loud.
Stay loud.
I had the great honor of interviewing Cornelius Eady about his poem for Zohran Mamdani's inauguration, Proof. Enjoy! cascadiapoeticslab.org/2026/01/jan-... #CorneliusEady #ZohranMamdani
Jan 2, 2026 Interview with Cornelius Eady on Proof - Cascadia Poetics LAB
Interview with Cornelius Eady on Proof, his poem read as part of the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani, the Mayor of New York.
cascadiapoeticslab.org
January 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I had the great honor of interviewing Cornelius Eady about his poem for Zohran Mamdani's inauguration, Proof. Enjoy! cascadiapoeticslab.org/2026/01/jan-... #CorneliusEady #ZohranMamdani
How it’s done: youtu.be/cjYQdpMxcxo?...
INAUGURATION HIGHLIGHT: Cornelius Eady Delivers Chilling Poem at Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration |AC14
YouTube video by DWS News
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January 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
How it’s done: youtu.be/cjYQdpMxcxo?...
Yesterday I completed 25 years of writing a daily 17 syllable poem. What started off as American Sentences, taking my cue from Allen Ginsberg, are now Cascadian Sentences, so as to not be associated with the current regime and its enablers. Look for the book w/ Carbonation Press later in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Yesterday I completed 25 years of writing a daily 17 syllable poem. What started off as American Sentences, taking my cue from Allen Ginsberg, are now Cascadian Sentences, so as to not be associated with the current regime and its enablers. Look for the book w/ Carbonation Press later in 2026.
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This is the coolest thing ever. More features like this in public spaces please.
December 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is the coolest thing ever. More features like this in public spaces please.
7.12.2023 - Wonder what Dōgen wd’ve told Olson about the Ear Before Time.
#CascadianSentences
#CascadianSentences
December 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
7.12.2023 - Wonder what Dōgen wd’ve told Olson about the Ear Before Time.
#CascadianSentences
#CascadianSentences
December 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
December 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
One of the best poetry interviews I have ever done. Thank you Gary Copeland Lilley: cascadiapoeticslab.org/2025/12/gary... Gary Lilley
Gary Copeland Lilley on Raven on the Moaners' Bench - Cascadia Poetics LAB
"The first pew in the old time Black church is the Moaners' bench." - Gary Copeland Lilley
cascadiapoeticslab.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
One of the best poetry interviews I have ever done. Thank you Gary Copeland Lilley: cascadiapoeticslab.org/2025/12/gary... Gary Lilley
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Being disliked by people with bad judgment is a compliment.
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Being disliked by people with bad judgment is a compliment.
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As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
