Cascadian Prophets

Latest Episodes
Andrew Schelling on Forests, Temples, Glacial Rivers
Sanskrit translations, a deep bioregional sense of place and homages to dead (mostly) poet friends makes Andrew Schelling's new book a compelling distillation of subjects hes been tracking for over 4
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun on Unceded Territories
This interview with Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Letslo:tseltun was originally recorded in August of 2016, just before the first election of the 45th president of the United States of America. The conve
George Draffan on the Global Assault on Forests
George Draffan is a researcher, the head of the Public Information Network and the co-author ofStrangely Like War: The Global Assault on Forests. He discussed the tax subsidies to corporations who de
Interview with Harold Rhenisch on The Salmon Shanties: A Cascadian Song Cycle
Harold Rhenisch interviewed by Paul E Nelson about The Salmon Shanties: A Cascadian Song Cycle.
Wanda Coleman on American Sonnets
Wanda Coleman Super Bowl of Poetry bookmark. (Held at the Auburn SPLAB.)Wanda Coleman, born in Los Angeles, was an award-winning poet, author, and former scriptwriter. She wrote more than 20 books across forms, from her first poetry chapbook Art in the
Interview with Jane Falk and Mary Paniccia Carden on the book Joanne Kyger: A Poet in Place and Time
Jane Falk and Mary Paniccia Carden are co-editors of the anthology Joanne Kyger: A Poet in Place and Time, a new book of essays examining the work of the longtime Bolinas, California resident poet. Co
Dr. Rudy Rÿser on the Center for World Indigenous Studies
An interview with Dr. Rudolph Rser, founder and board chair emeritus of the Center for World Indigenous Studies.
Frank Abe on The Literature of Japanese-American Incarceration
An interview with Frank Abe, co-editor of the new anthology The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration, conducted September 20, 2024 by Paul E Nelson
Barry McKinnon Interview (from July 2015)
Paul: You know, you moved up here and one of the first things you did as a teacher in Prince George - was it UNBC at the time when you moved here the University of Northern British Columbia? Barr
Jerome Rothenberg Interview from 2001
Jerome Rothenberg was a legendary poet, translator and anthologist. His work on various poetry anthologies, including Poems for the Millennium were an inspiration for our Cascadian Zen series. He died