Book Notes.Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene poet wins Jeffers prize Eugene poet Howard Robertson has been named the winner of the 2003 Robinson Jeffers Noun 1. Robinson Jeffers - United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962) Jeffers, John Robinson Jeffers Tor House Prize for Poetry. Robertson's poems have been published most recently in Nest, Literal Latte, Nimrod Nimrod, in the Bible, descendant of Cush who is recorded as a mighty hunter. Nimrod Biblical hunter of great prowess. [O.T.: Genesis 10:9; Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost] See : Hunting , Fireweed fireweed, any of several plants that spring up in fire-swept regions, especially the great willow herb Epilobium, which is classified in the family Onagraceae (evening primrose family). and Ergo Latin, therefore; hence; because. ergo (air-go) conj. Latin for therefore, often used in legal writings. Its most famous use was in "Cogito, ergo sum:" "I think, therefore I am" principle by French philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650). . A chapbook chapbook, one of the pamphlets formerly sold in Europe and America by itinerant agents, or "chapmen." Chapbooks were inexpensive—in England often costing only a penny—and, like the broadside, they were usually anonymous and undated. of his poems, "To the Fierce Guard in the Assyrian Saloon," is available from Ahsahta Press. A book-length collection of his poems titled "Ode to Certain Interstates and Other Poems" will be published by Clear Cut Press this summer. Readings & Signings TUESDAY Jimmy McDonough - Reads from "Shakey," a Neil Young biography, 7 p.m., Taylor's Bar and Grill, 894 E. 13th Ave. Free. (346-4331) THURSDAY David Loftus - Reads from "Watching Sex: How Men Really Respond to Pornography," 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble. Free. (687-0356) SATURDAY Summer solstice poetry readings - Eleanor Berry, Steve Dieffenbacher and Cecelia Hagen and others; open mike will follow, 7 p.m., Mount Pisgah Arboretum The Mount Pisgah Arboretum (85 ha / 209 acres) is a non-profit arboretum and botanical garden located within the Howard Buford Recreation Area (930 ha / 2,300 acre), between the Coast Fork of the Willamette River and the slopes of Mount Pisgah near Eugene-Springfield, Oregon, . $2. (747-1504) G. Michael Linz - Reads from "The Rainbow Lanes Exchange," 3 p.m., Borders. Free. (345-6072) Out of town WEDNESDAY Norman Rush Norman Rush (born October 24, 1933) is an American novelist whose introspective novels and short stories are set in Botswana in the 1980s. He is the son of Roger and Leslie (Chesse) Rush. - Reads from "Mortals," 7:30 p.m., Powell's City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland. Free. (800-878-7323) THURSDAY Micah Ian Wright - Reads from "You Back the Attack! We'll Bomb Who We Want," 7:30 p.m., Powell's City of Books, Portland. Free. (800-878-7323) SATURDAY Jeff DeMark - Performs scenes from his memoir "Writing My Way Out of Adolescence;" 7 p.m., Newport Recreation Center, 225 S.E. Avery St., Newport. $7. (541-574-7708) Sebastian de Assis - Discusses his book "Revolution in Education," 7 p.m., Borders, 777 N.W. Ninth St., Corvallis. Free. (541-738-0580) Deadlines The Book Notes deadline is 9 a.m. Friday for publication nine days later. Mail to: Book Notes, The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440; fax to 338-2813; or e-mail to rgfeatures@guardnet.com. |
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