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Paulann Petersen

Skywriting: William Stafford’s Legacy

By M. F. Corwin

February 12, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Skywriting: William Stafford’s Legacy

After our well-attended launch event at In Other Words, we’ve scheduled another event to celebrate We Belong in History on Feb. 12, this time at Broadway Books on NE Broadway. Kim Stafford and the poet Emily Kendal Frey will be there, as will some of the student poets from the collection. This of course has […]

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Celebrating William Stafford

By Melissa Gifford

February 3, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

From the time of its inception about a year and a half ago, before we even had a title to accompany the project, We Belong in History was slated for release in January 2014, the centennial of the celebrated former Oregon Poet Laureate William Stafford’s birth. The project is the result of a 2012 entreaty […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: Broadway Books, Friends of William Stafford, In Other Words, Marketing, Paulann Petersen, We Belong in History, William Stafford

“We Belong in History” launch

By Ariana Vives

January 10, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

“We Belong in History” launch

Portland’s typical gloomy weather did little to stop Ooligan Press’s lively launch party at In Other Words Feminist Community Center for its latest title, We Belong in History: Writing with William Stafford. An in-house passion project, We Belong in History combines a selection of Stafford’s best work with submissions from Oregon’s finest student writers,

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: Anushka N., launch party, Paulann Petersen, students, teacher, We Belong in History, William Stafford

Roosevelt High School Students Present Anthology at Powell’s

By Ooligan Press

July 28, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

It was the first time reading in public for many of the Roosevelt High School students who participated in the Where the Roses Smell the Best presentation at Powell’s on Hawthorne, July 11. This anthology of writing on the people, places and lifestyles of Portland is the first book produced by Unique Ink, the publishing […]

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Paulann Petersen Guest Poet Post: “Dedication”

By Ooligan Press

February 14, 2013 by OoliganPress 1 Comment

Every Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our forthcoming anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Paulann Petersen, Oregon’s current Poet Laureate, who resides in Portland. Please enjoy her post and her 2013 Valentine, which follows.   […]

Filed Under: Guest Blogger Tagged With: Alive at the Center, Billie Holiday, Bob Marley, Dedication, Dexter Gordon, Gracie Slick, Jane Austen, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Judith Jamison, Lewis & Clark, Lost Horse Press, Miles Davis, National Book Awards, Paulann Petersen, Poet Laureate, Robert Frost, Thelonius Monk, Tina Turner, Valentine's Day, West Linn High School, William Shakespeare, William Stafford

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