Narrative Bio
I’ve been writing and creating across time and space between Maine and Washington for the last two decades. I live on Duwamish and Coast Salish land, and work at Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland.
Upcoming Reading from Of Spray and Mist in Walla Walla
From Charles Potts: Teri Zipf of Walla Walla will be joined by Greg Bem of Issaquah, Washington, in a pubic reading of their poems, both from new books published in Walla Walla by Hand to Mouth Press.
New review of A Poetics of the Press at NoO
I don’t normally review books of prose, but when I do I go all out.
New book review of Casino Lounge Gospel in SPREAD
I am excited to announce I have a new review of Nicole Sarrocco’s Casino Lounge Gospel in Chris Dusterhoff’s SPREAD, a free poetry pamphlet found throughout Seattle.
Live recording: Destroyer at the Neptune
A rather terrible recording from April 23, 22.
Selected images from the high desert of Washington
From the Ellensburg area.
Five Videos at “Healing Arts Expo” at LWTech
I decided to submit five videos I worked on at the pandemic to the Healing Arts Expo, a showcase of employee art at LWTech. The work is on view in the library, my very niche of employment, and since there are no restrictions on sharing the videos elsewhere, here is the playlist you would find were you to stumble into that library.
Three collaborative poems in Another New Calligraphy
Since last August, I have had the pleasure of writing alongside (and publishing alongside) the re drum group Alex Bleecker, Jeremy Springsteed, and Willie James, as well as good friend Justine Chan. Our efforts on exploring the cadralore form have yielded some output, now available to view in Another New Calligraphy.
Two Recordings: Paul Nelson reading Haibun and Greg Bem reading Figures
Recorded on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Kezira Cafe in Seattle, alongside the Jim O’Halloran Trio (Jim O’Halloran (Flute), Dean Schmidt (Bass), and Ehssan Karimi (Drums)).
Selected images from the Washington and Oregon Coast
1,275 miles later, and here we are. Packing my old Sony point and shoot set to Black and White, I captured some of the surreal, and here are some of the sum.
A review of Akwaeke Emezi’s Content Warning: Everything
From Copper Canyon Press, Akwaeke Emezi’s poetry collection Content Warning: Everything is well worth your time. See why via my review at North of Oxford.
Haibun de la Serna by Paul E. Nelson
I am very pleased to announce my reading of Haibun de la Serna, the latest release from Paul E. Nelson and an incredible addition to his canon (one that, it is astounding to say, has been over a decade in the making).
Live Recording: Godspeed You! Black Emperor in Seattle
Another show, another covert audio recording.