Category Archives: Literary Events in Southern Oregon

Tim Maleeny on Jump

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Ed Battistella

Here is a clip from my Ashland Mystery interview with author Tim Maleeny from May 2010. Among other things, we were talking about his book Jump, which the Boston Globe described this way: “If you threw in the air the … Continue reading →

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This week in Ashland: Paulann Petersen and Simon Wood

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Ed Battistella

Last Thursday, Oregon’s Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen visited Ashland during her southern swing. She read from her recent book Voluptuary and talked about the inspiration she’s gotten from Walt Whitman and Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet (check out Hannah Darling’s interview … Continue reading →

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Indigo Ink

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Ed Battistella

Last weekend the staff of Indigo Editing and Publications visited Ashland for their staff retreat. Over coffee at Starbucks , Maureen and I learned a little about their company. Named after the ink, not the musicians, Indigo was founded five … Continue reading →

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Ashland salutes Lawson Inada

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Ed Battistella

On April 15, 2011, nearly 200 people gathered in Southern Oregon University’s Schneider Museum of Art to recognize Lawson Inada, who served as Oregon’s poet laureate from 2007 to 2010. The program opened with a short tribute from Tacoma poet … Continue reading →

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