Interview with Oregon Poet Laureate - Lawson Inada
Tune in Thursday, August 13th, at 1:00 pm to hear Oregon 150 Radio interview Lawson Inada, Oregon’s state poet laureate.
Lawson Fusao Inada is an emeritus professor of writing at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. Inada is the author of five books: Legends from Camp, Drawing the Line, In This Great Land of Freedom, Just Into/Nations and Before the War. He is the editor of three important volumes, including the acclaimed Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese-American Internment Experience.
On two previous occasions, in 1972 and 1985, Professor Inada won Poetry Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and his work has appeared in The Best American Poetry.
Lawson Inada will share examples of his work, including “Saying the Name,” a poem written for Oregon on her 150th birthday, and answer questions about writing in Oregon, poetry, and his work on the Japanese-American internment experience.
Listeners can instant message questions to Mr. Inada live by going to http://oregon150.sprnetwork.com.
