Category Archives: Interviews

The Ashland Book and Author Festival

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Ed Battistella

On June 23th from 10 a.m-5 p.m., SOU’s Hannon Library will host its first Ashland Book and Author Festival featuring writers, artists, publishers and readers. I sat down with Laura Baden, one of the Festival’s organizers to find out more … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Vince Wixon

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ed Battistella

The eventfulness of a poem comes in the experience of the reader. Vince Wixon’s most recent chapbook of poems is Blue Moon (Wordcraft of Oregon, 2010). His previous books are The Square Grove (Traprock Books, 2006) and Seed (May Day … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Patty Wixon

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Start each class reading a poem to your students, regardless of the subject of the class. Patty Wixon’s first chapbook, Airing the Sheets (Finishing Line Press, 2011), followed several decades of her poems appearing in literary journals (Hubbub, Rendezvous, Moving … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Jonah Bornstein

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Life is not a game. And, by extension, neither is art. Jonah Bornstein received an MFA in Poetry from New York University and moved to Oregon in 1989, where he co-founded the Ashland Writers Conference. He is the author or … Continue reading →

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