A four-part series titled "Uniquely Oregon: Understanding How Oregonians Connect to their Communities, History, and Land," begins on Tuesday, September 28 and continues through Tuesday, November 9. The series offers the opportunity to sit down with Oregon authors and scholars who will share their writing and unique thoughts. All events are free and open to the public and will be held in Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. SE. The series moderator is Mike Strelow, professor of English and American Studies at Willamette University, and author of The Greening of Ben Brown.
Author and teacher Robin Cody begins the series from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 28. He will examine the juxtaposition of the efforts of Oregon's settlers to tame the wild rivers and woods while at the same time caring for those same natural elements. Cody is author of "Ricochet River" and "Another Way the River Has: Taut True Tales from the Northwest."
From 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 12, Kathleen Dean Moore will engage attendees in a discussion of the moral and ethical issues of caring for the earth and its possibilities. Moore is an environmental philosopher, essayist, and University of Oregon professor who writes primarily about our cultural and spiritual connections to wet, wild places.
Poet and essayist John Daniel appears from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 26 to explore how the movement of Western civilization from the Enlightenment forward has left humankind stranded in an overpoweringly large and seemingly inanimate universe. Author of nine books of poetry, essays, and memoir, Daniel's new book is "The Far Corner: Northwestern Views on Land, Life, and Literature."
Anchoring the series from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 9 is Kim Stafford, a writer, teacher, and founding director of the Northwest Writing Institute. He will discuss how the telling of certain stories relates to each person's responsibility to family, place, and time. Stafford is the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose, most recently "Early Morning: Remembering My Father, William Stafford."
The series is sponsored jointly by Salem Public Library, Oregon Humanities and the Willamette University American Studies Program. Additional details and a suggested reading list are available at the Information/Reference Desk in the Central Library and online at www.salemlibrary.org.
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Sonja Somerville
Community Relations Coordinator
Salem Public Library
Phone: 503-588-6083
E-mail: ssomerville@cityofsalem.net
FAX: 503-589-2011
Address: 585 Liberty St. SE
Salem, OR 97301
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