Category Archives: Literary Events in Southern Oregon

“From Print to Pixels: The Act of Reading in the Digital Age”

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Ed Battistella

In my history of publishing class we’ve talked a little about the act of reading–and whether reading ebooks or listening to audio books is reading. Here’s an upcoming Oregon Humanities talk for anyone intruiged by the question of how eBooks … Continue reading →

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White Out: The Future of Racial Diversity in Oregon. Speaker Emily Drew

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Ed Battistella

On May 3, Willamette University professor Emily Drew came to the Ashland Public Library as part of the Oregon Humanities Conversation Project series. Her presentation “White Out” aims at creating an open environment where people can engage in discourse concerning … Continue reading →

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“Second Hand: A Poet’s Journey Toward Science”–Fri., May 4

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Where do poets get their ideas? I’m looking forward to this Friday’s talk by poet and essayist Linda Bierds, a professor at the University of Washington. She’s the author of nine books of poetry, including Flight: New and Selected Poems … Continue reading →

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Barry Lopez — a guest post by Bill Gholson

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Ed Battistella

“If I have a subject it is justice and the rediscovery that our lives are shaped through reverence.”—Barry Lopez on Bill Moyers’ Journal Barry Lopez, Oregon resident, and “arguably the nation’s premier nature writer” will be giving a reading in … Continue reading →

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