Second Sunday with Mark Pomeroy | |
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Event Type: Adult Program Age Group(s): Adult Date: 3/8/2015 Start Time: 2:00 PM End Time: 3:00 PM Description: Mark Pomeroy is the author of "The Brightwood Stillness"--only the second work of fiction to be published by OSU Press in its 53-year history. The novel takes a vivid look at friendship and the challenges of cross-cultural communication. In addition, its poignant take on the legacy of Vietnam and its Pacific Northwest setting will remind readers of the best elements of "A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain" and "Snow Falling on Cedars."
Library: Downtown Bend Public LibraryMark Pomeroy lives with his family in Portland, Oregon, where he was born in 1969. He has received an Oregon Literary Fellowship for fiction and a residency at Caldera Arts. His short stories, poems, and essays have appeared in "Open Spaces," "The Wordstock 10," "Portland Magazine," "The Oregonian," the "Waco Tribune-Herald," and "What Teaching Means: Stories from America’s Classrooms." A former classroom teacher, he holds an MA in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, where he was a Fellow in Teaching. "The Brightwood Stillness" is his first novel. *cr* Location: Brooks Room Contact: Tina Walker Davis Contact Number: 541-312-1034 Presenter: Mark Pomeroy Link: "The Brightwood Stillness" by Mark Pomeroy |