It’s finally here! Today, Bend becomes a literary hub with the kickoff of the Nature of Words annual festival! The upcoming issue of the Source features our full coverage of the event, including previews, interviews and book reviews. Here’s our final sneak peak at the amazing authors that will be coming to town for readings, […]
Lawson Inada
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Lawson Inada’s Poetry Explores the Intersections of Music, Culture and Community
Internment camps and jazz. Seemingly unrelated, these two American institutions are former Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Inada’s primary influences—and, when passed through the filter of the now Southern Oregon University professor’s poetry and prose, their seemingly disparate relationship becomes clear. Inada was only four years old when his family began living in the World War […]