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A Big, Fat Knee-Jerk

By Ooligan Press

January 14, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

In November of last year, I came across a blog entry on the Huffington Post that filled me with a familiar weariness. In it, best-selling author Tucker Max (I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell; Assholes Finish First) details the process by which he was able to circumvent  the Big 6 publishers for his third […]

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William Stafford Birthday Celebration Schedule

By Rachel Pass

January 11, 2013 by Ooligan Staff Leave a Comment

As promised, I am writing to share an extensive list of William Stafford Birthday Celebration events. I want to thank Soapstone for sending this list to us! I’ll be attending tomorrow’s reading at the West Linn Public Library to share one of my favorite poems by William Stafford, “Representing Far Places,” as my birthday gift. […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: books, Ooligan, Ooligan at large, poetry, readings, We Belong in History, William Stafford

Kim Fu Guest Poet Post: “The Trouble With Sunsets”

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January 10, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a 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 Kim Fu, a poet from Vancouver, B.C. Please enjoy her post!   The Trouble With Sunsets “It was like finding yourself […]

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Talking Small Presses with Scott Dominic Carpenter

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January 7, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

At Ooligan, we pride ourselves on our Pacific Northwest roots. We focus on the stories, voices, and concerns unique to this great corner of the nation. This focus sets us apart, but it also ties us to presses with similar missions in other parts of country, like Midwestern Gothic Press in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a […]

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Resolution Solutions!

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January 5, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

  By Rebekah Hunt It’s that time of year again! The time of year when most people observe the age-old tradition of setting untenable goals for themselves based on a ceremonial date marking the change of the year according to an arbitrary calendar, while everyone else observes the only slightly less age-old tradition of writing […]

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William Stafford Birthday Celebrations

By Rachel Pass

January 4, 2013 by Ooligan Staff Leave a Comment

William Stafford was born on January 17, 1914. He would have been 99 years old this year. Every January, people across the country celebrate William Stafford’s birth with poetry readings in his honor. Please click here for a Youtube video of a recent William Stafford birthday celebration at Linfield College, to see how some of […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: books, contest, Ooligan, poetry, readings, teachers, We Belong in History, William Stafford

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