As you may have read, Ooligan recently acquired a manuscript, currently known as On the Waterline, in which debut novelist Brian Friesen details life in a floating-home community. We were fortunate to snag Friesen (a software tester by day, writing vigilante by night) for a few questions about his inspirations, the ongoing influence of big […]
William Stafford
We Belong in History at Broadway Books
By Kurt Spickerman
On February 12, We Belong in History: Writing with William Staffordwas honored with a reading at Broadway Books. Every seat in the house was full and, after a brief introduction by Michael Berliner, Kim Stafford entertained all in attendance with a story about his father’s attempt at writing an autobiography. It seems that Stafford discovered, […]
We’re Going to Broadway!
By M.A. BerlinerGreeting Readers, Tonight is the night! This is the last event for We Belong in History. We have Kim Stafford and Emily Kendal Frey leading our celebration of Stafford, students, and the poetic spirit at Broadway Books (1714 NE Broadway St, Portland, OR 97232). The festivities will begin at 7:00 p.m. Be sure to join […]
Skywriting: William Stafford’s Legacy
By M. F. Corwin
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 […]
The Rest is History
By M.A. BerlinerGreetings readers, We had a great time visiting with everyone at Barnes & Noble last Tuesday night. I would like to make a special thank you to all those who were gracious enough to involve We Belong in History in the festivities. If you missed out on the opportunity to share one of your favorite […]
Celebrating William Stafford
By Melissa GiffordFrom 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 […]