Shelf Life

a juxtaposition of three books in front of a green background
Cover art of "The World from the Eighth Grade"

Richard Aston (B.A., ’62; M.A., ’76): “The World from the Eighth Grade,” nonfiction 

a river flowing between two landmasses

William Polf (B.A., ’67): “Not the Same River,” fiction/short stories 

book cover of Riversong showing a trees and green shrubs in a clearing

Lee Underwood (B.A., ’67): “Riversong” (Poetic Matrix Press), poetry 

book cover of a man sitting on a stool in a bookstore

Paul Yamazaki (Attended ’67 – ’69): “Reading a Room: A Bookseller’s Tale” (Ode Books), nonfiction/memoir 

cover art for "A Dark and Storm Knit" showing a comical illustration of 3 cats surrounded by halloween decorations on a porch and glowing lights surrounding the area

Peggy Ehrhart (M.A., ’70): “Knit & Nibble No. 11, A Dark and Stormy Knit,” fiction 

book cover artwork of a woman wearing cultural garb

Gary Gach (B.A., ’70): “Hafiz’s Little Book of Life” (Hampton Roads/Weiser/RedWheel), poetry/translation 

an illustration of a landscape with brown mountains in the background, hiking paths in the middle ground and ridge trail in the foreground.

Ernie Brill (B.A., ’72; M.A., ’76): “Journeys of Voices & Choices,” poetry 

book cover of 'A Coincidental Life' with painting style of the sky, mountains and ocean

Ronald Kemper (M.A., ’72): “A Coincidental Life,” fiction 

a person raising their arms upward and a beam of blue light shining above them creating a silhouette effect of the person

Shirley Flowers Tyler (B.A., ’74): “Step Out of the Shadows into the Marvelous Light,” religious 

book cover 'The Ericksen Connection' showing an eagle behind an emblem

Barry Becker (B.A., ’76): “The Ericksen Connection” and “Ryzhkov Vendetta,” fiction  

cover art of The Shikoku Pilgrimage showing a hiker wearing a stray hat holding a walking stick walking through a path

John Lander (M.A., ’80): “The Shikoku Pilgrimage: Japan’s Sacred Trail” (River Books), nonfiction 

book cover of 'The Quiet Limit of the World' showing the Golden Gate Bridge (painted orange)

Carlos Ramet (M.A., ’80): “The Quiet Limit of the World” (Running Wild Press), fiction 

an adult fox in the foreground and a city built on a mountainous area in the background

Alice Elizabeth Rogoff (M.A., ’80; M.A., ’90): “City Canyons” (Blue Light Press), poetry 

 

cover art of "Portland Renaissance" depicting a woman holding a beer and smiling seductively

Barry Locke (B.A., ’84): “Portland Renaissance: When Creativity Redefined a City,” nonfiction  

"Rejected Shamed & Blamed"

Rebecca C. Mandeville (B.A., ’85): “Rejected, Shamed and Blamed: Help and Hope for Adults in the Family Scapegoat Role,” nonfiction  

book cover of "Murphy's Log" depicting a notebook with the text "Murphy's Log"

Garrett Murphy (B.A., ’84; M.A., ’88): “Murphy’s Log,” poetry/prose 

cover art for "Postcards to Hitler" showing photographs of a man and woman and juxtaposed postcards

Bruce Neuburger (B.A., ’86; M.A., ’95): “Postcards to Hitler: A German Jew’s Defiance in a Time of Terror” (Monthly Review Press/NYU Press), nonfiction 

book cover of 'The Whiteout Effect: Rescue Me!' showing to people dressed in winter clothing with a dog in between them

Cal Orey (M.A., ’90): “The Whiteout Effect: Rescue Me!”, fiction 

cover art of "Reclaiming the Sacred" showing a beam of light shining through a forest

Jeff Golden (Credential, ’94): “Reclaiming the Sacred: Healing Our Relationships with Ourselves and the World,” nonfiction

a neighborhood

Kirby Wright (MFA, ’94): “American Dreamland” (Bottlecap Press), poetry/prose

cover art of "A Heart Shaped Room" showing parents holding their child

James Cartwright (M.S., ’96): “A Heart Shaped Room,” children/LGBTQ 

cover art of "Annie the Adventurer" showing a green tote filled with flowers and blue sky, colored with a crayons medium

Morgan Longford (B.A., ’06): “Annie the Adventurer,” children/nonfiction 

cover art of 'Jayida' with artwork of a camel

Natacha Pavlov (B.A., ’09): “Jayida,” historical fiction  

hand drawing closeup of a deer

Charlie J. Stephens (M.A., ’09): “A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest” (Torrey House Press), fiction 

cover art of "Twelve Steps for White America" showing an American flag

William Watson (Ed.D., ’10): “Twelve Steps for White America” (Cognella), nonfiction 

cover art of "In Verses" showing an illustration of a pattern table with strawberry jam, pear, pink wrap, blue fabric and a jar of candy

Anne Ross (B.A., ’15): “Pomes! whimsy and wanderings in verse” and “In Verses: A Poetical Emporium” (Anne Ross Studios/ARS Poetica), poetry/prose 

a comical illustration of a dog on a cell phone saying "O.K., I'm sitting. what is it?"

Rex Hesner (B.A., ’24): “Funny Stuff: How Great Cartoonists Make Great Cartoons” (Prometheus), nonfiction 

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