Novelist and short story writer Matt Briggs will read in CCC’s Literary Arts Center (Rook 220) at 8 pm on May 27. The event is open and free to the public.
Briggs is the author of four collections of short stories, The Remains of River Names, Misplaced Alice, The Moss Gatherers and The End is the Beginning. His first novel, Shoot the Buffalo, won the American Book Award in 2006. He lives in Seattle with his wife and daughter.
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Poets Gary Thompson and Rick Robbins will read in the Literary Arts Center (Rook 220) at noon on Tuesday, May 5. This event is sponsored by the Clackamas CC English Department and open/free to the public.
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You are all invited to an exciting event commemorating Barack Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday, January 20 from noon to 1:30 in the McLoughlin Auditorium. The inaugural address will be shown via video feeds from Washington D.C.; Dean Darris and Jackie Flowers from CCC’s Social Sciences department will give talks on the socio-historic importance of the inauguration; and English department faculty Kate Gray will host an open mic poetry reading.
For more information, email Kate at kateg@clackamas.edu, or call 503-657-6958, x2371.
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Turiya Autry of Good Sista/Bad Sista
Slam Master of Portland
PSU Prof in Black Studies and Women’s Studies
CCC Writer-in-Residence
Don’t miss her!!
May 22, 2008 3-5pm
RR220: slam/writing workshop, free
6-7pm, McLoughlin Theater: Turiya’s performing, free
For more info, call Kate Gray, Eng. Dept, 503-657-6958, ext. 2371, or write kateg@clackamas.edu
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Novelist and short story writer Matt Briggs will read in CCC’s Literary Arts Center (Rook 220) at 7 pm on November 7. The event is open and free to the public.
Briggs is the author of three collections of short stories, The Remains of River Names, Misplaced Alice, and The Moss Gatherers. His first novel, Shoot the Buffalo, won the American Book Award in 2006. He lives in Seattle with his wife and daughter.
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Reading and book signing: May 31, 7-8:30, in RR 220 on the main CCC campus, featuring Barbara Drake, Judith Barrington, Liz Nakayama, Barbara LaMorticella, Diane Averill, and James Grabill.
Deer Drink the Moon is a collection of work by poets from across the state. The publisher, PSU’s Ooligan Press, describes it as follows: “In this collection, thirty-three of Oregon’s most esteemed poets write about the state they call home. Arranged by eco-region and accompanied by maps, these ageless poems let readers travel the state with the poets, pausing at places of inspiration. Connection with nature and the importance of family are just two of the themes readers will find along they way.”
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Poet Minton Sparks will perfom on Tuesday, June 5th in CCC’s McLoughlin Theater at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Sparks is a Nashville-based poet whose work has been loosely compared Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant,” storytelling set to music. She has recorded three CDs, including her most recent release Sin Sick, produced by Grammy-winning Gary Paczosa. Her poetry and music have been featured nationally on National Public Radio and internationally on the British Broadcasting Corporation. She has performed with Keb Mo, Patty Griffin, and other notables.
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Poet Dorianne Laux will read at noon on Friday, May 18 in the CCC Literary Arts Center. The reading is open and free to the public.
Laux is the author of three collections of poetry from BOA Editions, Awake (1990), introduced by Philip Levine, What We Carry (1994), finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Smoke (2000). She is also co-author, with Kim Addonizio, of The Poet’s Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry (W.W. Norton, 1997). Her fourth book of poems, Facts About the Moon, was published by W.W. Norton in fall of 2005.
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Writer, philosopher and environmentalist Kathleen Dean Moore will read at noon on Thursday, May 17 in the CCC Literary Arts Center (Rook 220). The reading is open and free to the public.
Moore is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University, where she teaches Environmental Ethics and the Philosophy of Nature. She is best known as the author of nature essays that explore our cultural and spiritual connections to the natural world–Riverwalking: Reflections on Moving Water, Holdfast: At Home in the Natural World, and her most recent book The Pine Island Paradox. She is at work on a new book about the moral significance of wonder. At OSU, Moore directs the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word.
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