LITERARY ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 AT LITERARY ARTS, WE BELIEVE THAT STORIES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.

Our programs help Oregonians of all ages find and share their stories. From concert hall events with acclaimed authors to open mic readings at our community space, we provide a platform for diverse voices to be heard. These shared experiences allow our audiences to gather and celebrate the power that words have in creating empowered, empathetic, and inclusive communities.

IN THIS REPORT

From the Director 3

Who We Are 3

Introduction to Our Programs 5

Engage Readers 6 Portland Arts & Lectures Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock) The Archive Project Everybody Reads Special Events Delve Readers Seminars

Support Writers 8 Oregon Book Awards Oregon Literary Fellowships OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE Oregon Book Awards Author Tour Writing Classes READERS, SUPPORT WRITERS, @LiteraryArts Events AND INSPIRE THE NEXT Inspire the Next Generation 10 GENERATION WITH GREAT Writers in the Schools Residencies LITERATURE. Student Readings Students to the Schnitz College Essay Mentorship Verselandia!

Development & Financial Activities 12

Our Supporters 14

A Look Ahead 18

Find Your Story 19

2 Literary Arts WORDS FROM THE DIRECTOR

This past year our community gathered together in groups And though we live in challenging times, there’s joy in this art, large and small looking for answers. Not the superficial or and in this work, and in being part of a community so pre-meditated answers of our polarized times, but the deeper engaged, supportive, and inspiring. answers that can only come from fiction, nonfiction, poems, and stories. Far from being afraid of difficult, sometimes With appreciation, personal, questions, our community showed up in record numbers looking for the complex answers that come from some of the greatest writers working today and the dialogue that follows.

Literary Arts continues to evolve with our community by Andrew Proctor, Executive Director [email protected] embracing literature in its many forms and presenting it in many formats, centering underrepresented voices, and fostering a new and more diverse group of young writers.

WHO WE ARE

Literary Arts Staff Jonathan Hill Halle Sadle Lora Meyer Andre Goodlow Andrew Proctor, Earl Hines Steven Taylor Nancy Ponzi Manuel Mateo Executive Director Deidra Miner Steve Wynne Anna Raman Nancy Sullivan Maggie Allen Anis Mojgani Development Council Jim Reinhart Catherine Theriault Amanda Bullock Corrine Oishi Barbara Sepenuk Tracey Wyatt Amy Prosenjak, Chair Lydah DeBin Katherine O’Neil Roslyn Sutherland Sharon Wynde Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm Alanna Faelan Ramón Pagán Kristi Wallace Knight Joan Cirillo Portland Book Festival Megan Gex Amy Prosenjak Kim Weyler Ginnie Cooper Advisory Council Jennifer Gurney Jon Raymond Amy Donohue Oregon Book Awards & Jon Raymond, Chair Hunt Holman Bob Speltz Sara Guest Fellowships Advisory Neil Aitken Olivia Jones-Hall Dennis Steinman Susan Hammer Council Katie Boland Ramiza Koya Amy Wayson Betsy Henning Anis Mojgani, Chair Julie Bunker Allegra Lopez Strunk & White Society l Hines Tom Booth Liz Crain Jessica Meza-Torres An honorary society of Jan Oliva Nancy Boutin Rachel Fershleiser Susan Moore distinguished advisors Andrew Proctor Karyle Butcher Brett German Liz Olufson Gwyneth Gamble Booth Jon Raymond Julie Dixon B. Frayn Masters Emilly Prado Nancy Bragdon Bob Speltz Abbey Gaterud Susan Moore Chelsea Querner Larry Colton Jacqueline Willingham Rhonda Hughes Olivia Olivia Valeria I. Ramirez Jodi Delahunt Hubbell Carl Wilson Cecelia Huntington Steph Opitz Joanna Rose Bart Eberwein Thomas Wood Linda Leslie Sarah Rothenfluch Literary Arts Board Brian Gard Meghan Moran Heidi Schulz of Directors Diana Gerding Patron Advisory Jyothi Natarajan Council Rob Spillman Thomas Wood, Chair Molly Gloss Dennis Steinman Dao Strom Katherine O’Neil, Chair Jill Abere Carrie Hoops Armin Tolentino Alicia Tate Seth Alley Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm Cecelia Huntington Jake Vermaas Sage Van Wing Kim Bissell Ginnie Cooper Susheela Jayapal Lidia Yuknavitch Marian Creamer Youth Programs Alice Cuprill-Comas Barry Lopez Gail Zuro Rebecca DeCesaro Advisory Council Amy Donohue Julie Mancini Sarah Gibbon Jonathan Hill, Chair Theo Downes-Le Guin Brenda Meltebeke Susan Hathaway-Marxer Carmen Bernier-Grand Marie Eckert Jessica Mozeico Phillip M. Margolin Alex Dang Ann Edlen Diane Ponti Carolyn McKinney Jacque Dixon Susan Hammer Michael Powell Vanessa McLaughlin Bob Geddes Betsy Henning Per Ramfjord

Annual Report | 2018-2019 3 “Literary Arts demolishes walls and builds bridges, clearing the way so that literature can work its special magic.”

— Tayari Jones, 2018/2019 Portland Arts & Lectures Author

4 Literary Arts During our 2018/2019 season of events, we inspired more than 20,000 people to explore books, stories, and the important ideas and issues they raise.

Readers heard from world-famous Writers honed their craft in our authors in the concert hall and local classrooms and celebrated their voices in our community space. art with peers.

The next generation was inspired to write and perform their work during our creative writing residencies.

Explore how our year of work and dedication inspired our audiences across our communities, state, and nation.

Annual Report | 2018-2019 5 20,000 READERS ENGAGED Literary Arts brought world-renowned authors to engage with our local community in the concert hall and classrooms. Our season of events featured more than 150 authors whose lectures, readings, and discussions centered on important community issues—from the history of political partisanship in the United States to feminism in the 21st century.

PORTLAND ARTS & LECTURES In addition to presenting to a sold-out audience at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, our five visiting authors engaged with readers and writers of all ages in the community through forum discussions with professional writers and visits with public high school students. For example, Jacqueline Woodson, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, met with students at Roosevelt High School.

2,500 annual subscribers “Literary Arts is doing the work and I was so proud to be a part of it. There is a pulse in the communities they’re engaging with—a hunger, a deep gratitude, and so much talent finally getting seen and heard. It’s a 10% of adult attendees received force for change and wow, how amazing free admission to our concert hall events. to see that change firsthand.” —Jacqueline Woodson, 2018/2019 Portland Arts & Lectures author

6 Literary Arts EVERYBODY READS 2019 In partnership with the Multnomah County Library and the Library Foundation, this year’s Everybody Reads program featured Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. During her time in Portland, Adichie met with students at Gresham and Jefferson high schools before her sold-out lecture.

PORTLAND BOOK FESTIVAL The author lineup featured a mix of more than 100 local and national writers such as Elizabeth Acevedo, Patrick deWitt, Lauren Groff, Tom Hanks, Abbi Jacobson, Rachel Kushner, Tommy Orange, Gregory Pardlo, Justin Phillip Reed, and Luis Alberto Urrea. 2,315 attendees—our largest Everybody Reads More than 8,500 attendees. author event to date! 940 youth received free admission. “Thank you for bringing these cultural figures and works of literature to our “So many intelligent, communicative, community! It’s hard to overstate the kind people respectfully sharing thoughts, positive impact the programs of perspectives, and conversation about little Literary Arts have on our students and big topics. I felt at home. and our school culture.” I felt connected—and, in today’s world —Alethea Work, Gresham High School that is an incredible gift.” —2018 Festival attendee DELVE READERS SEMINARS Save the date: Each year, we continue to November 9, 2019 at the experiment with the subject matter and format of our Delve Portland Art Museum Readers Seminars to engage a community of passionate readers and seminar guides. Delve participants read literature by THE ARCHIVE PROJECT immigrant women writers, studied the television series The Wire, and The Archive Project rebroadcasts a wide range of Literary Arts engaged in lively conversation programming, including recordings from Portland Arts & Lectures, the about the Federalist Papers, Tarot Portland Book Festival, Everybody Reads, and Verselandia!. Tune in to readings, Thomas Pynchon, and OPB radio every Wednesday at 10:00 p.m., or stream episodes anywhere many other writers. you get your podcasts. 226 participants enrolled in 20 seminars. 12,000 monthly listeners on the radio and online. “Delve gives me a greater sense of community and belonging and a lifelong 160+ episodes. commitment to literature and reading. It reinvigorated my love of literature and helped me with finding time to enjoy a few books.” —Delve participant

Annual Report | 2018-2019 7 1,500 WRITERS SUPPORTED Literary Arts connects with local writers and publishers through classes and events all year long. We celebrate and recognize the remarkable work being created by local writers and publishers through awards and fellowships. We also hire writers to teach workshops, and we partner with artists and organizations to host free events in our space and in the community.

BOOK A N WA OREGON BOOK AWARDS O R EG D R S The 2019 Oregon Book Awards finalists included 31 writers in seven genres. O An audience of more than 550 came to cheer on local authors during the annual Oregon Book Awards Ceremony on April 22, 2019 at Portland Center Stage. Hosted by Cheryl Strayed, the evening included music by The Hillwilliams, a poetry reading by Samiya Bashir, and a special award presented to José González, co-founder of the Milagro Theatre.

222 books submitted. 31 finalists recognized and celebrated. “Matthew Minicucci opens depths inside us that we can sense long after we’ve closed his book.” —Forrest Gander, Oregon Book Awards Judge for Poetry

520 books by Oregon Book Awards finalists and winners were donated from publishers and distributed by Literary Arts to 25 libraries in 13 counties across the state.

8 Literary Arts OREGON LITERARY WRITING CLASSES FELLOWSHIPS Students from all levels of experience and backgrounds came to our classes this year to start their memoirs, finish their novels, Fifteen Oregon Literary Fellowship recipients were awarded a total of revise their poems, and join a community of inspired writers. $52,500 this year. Out-of-state judges selected this year’s diverse group of Many of our instructors are Oregon Book Award authors and Literary recipients from more than 400 applicants. For the fourth year, Literary Arts Fellowship recipients, and all of them are experienced teachers. Earned awarded the Writer of Color fellowship. Fellowship recipients were income from the classes contributes to the sustainability of our awards acknowledged at the Oregon Book Awards Ceremony. program.

13 writers and 2 publishers awarded fellowships 330 students participated in 40 classes. of each. $3,500 “Natalie Serber’s Bootcamp class has been “Since the fellowships were announced, revolutionary for my writing. It has helped I’ve had the chance to meet many of the me re-engage with my memoir project. I other fellows and Oregon Book Award have more traction and confidence in my finalists. Local reading series have reached writing and this project than ever before.” out. Poets have invited me to join their —Writing student writing groups. The fellowship has been an entrance into a world that felt distant, even though I’d been living right in the @LITERARYARTS EVENTS midst of it.” Our community center in downtown Portland offers a space for local and —Jennifer Perrine, 2019 Oregon Literary Fellowship recipient national organizations to present literary events for free or at low cost. Our partners program innovative events that give a platform to new voices and emerging writers, including Cave Canem’s annual Fellows Reading and Ooligan Press’s annual Writer of Color Spring Showcase. We also welcomed two new monthly resident series at Literary Arts: Slamlandia, a growing OREGON BOOK AWARDS poetry slam event, and our own One Page Wednesday, an open mic where AUTHOR TOUR writers share their work. The Oregon Book Awards Author 1,446 total audience attended Tour brought authors to towns across the state to share their work, lead 46 free events with 20 community partners workshops, and engage rural communities. Eight Oregon Book and 254 presenting artists. Awards authors participated in this year’s tour. Events included a workshop with local residents in Enterprise, a presentation on making graphic literature in Bend, and readings.

190 people engaged in 5 towns across Oregon.

ENTERPRISE LA GRANDE

NEWPORT “It’s rare for a venue to be as welcoming and accommodating when opening their EUGENE BEND doors to art as Literary Arts manages to be almost every day. We are grateful for the opportunity to foster poetry within their inviting walls.” —Julia Gaskill, co-founder of Slamlandia

Annual Report | 2018-2019 9 4,000 YOUTH INSPIRED Our Youth Programs inspired more than 4,000 students with a variety of literary opportunities in the classroom and concert hall. From creative writing residencies taught by local writers to school visits with world-renowned authors, students experienced first-hand the value literature can offer.

WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS 111 students were published in the RESIDENCIES 2017/2018 WITS We partnered with 26 educators at 11 public high schools throughout the anthology, Change year. While we worked in many English and writing classes, WITS also had Cannot Be Tamed, writers in residence contribute to other subjects, such as ELL and theater. At and the chapbook, Wilson High School, writer Damien Miles-Paulson worked in Norman Unexpected but not Stremming’s anthropology class, where they studied poetic forms from around the world to supplement their learning on world cultures. Unwelcome.

22 professional writers hired. 855 students served. “These past few weeks have really opened my eyes to writing. Working with Mr. Pomeroy has been one of the best and most memorable times I’ve had in school. I feel that I have many more options when it comes to creating a setting or character in my writing and that has made me feel more confident in my writing availability.” —Benson High School student

10 Literary Arts STUDENT READINGS COLLEGE ESSAY MENTORSHIP Sharing work with friends, family, and community members helps students At Grant, Franklin, and Roosevelt high schools, we paired volunteer mentors grow as writers. Students shared their poems, prose, and comics alongside with students working on their essays for college and scholarship teachers and WITS writers during 11 end-of-residency readings. A group of applications. Special thanks to our partners at The Standard and Wieden + 15 students performed their work on stage at the Portland Book Festival. Kennedy for participating as volunteer mentors and hosting mentoring sessions for Benson and Gresham high schools. Over half of participating students reported that they are part of the first generation in their family heading to college.

258 students served by 149 volunteer mentors.

“They were honest and kind to me. I enjoyed our conversations and I loved that we got to learn about each other as people.” —Roosevelt High School student

96 students shared work. 189 attendees. “It really boosted my confidence about writing. I feel like I have opportunities that I didn’t think I had before. Like sharing my poetry with other people. Also to write more from the heart.” —Franklin High School student VERSELANDIA! During the annual Verselandia! City-wide Youth Poetry Slam, AUTHOR VISITS AND local high school students performed original poetry on stage at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The five finalists also visited Wieden + STUDENTS TO THE SCHNITZ Kennedy, where they performed for staff and shared More than 2,000 students engaged with seven award-winning authors in the lunch with Dan Wieden and other agency creatives. concert hall and classrooms throughout the year. For example, students at Parkrose High School attended a Q&A session with Portland Arts & 22 students performed in front of 1,264 peers, Lectures author Tayari Jones, where they discussed the craft and parents, and poetry fans. process of writing. “The kids were 797 books provided to students who attended lecture events and author visits. passionate, brilliant, inspiring, and so eloquent. Gives me “I got to speak one-on-one with a well- hope for the future!” known and wonderful author, which —Verselandia! attendee inspired me to write and learn more about the process behind the book.” The new Verselandia! East Side Slam —Parkrose High School student took place on May 16, 2019 at the Mt Hood Community College Theater. Students from Centennial, Fir Ridge, Gresham, Parkrose, and Reynolds high schools competed, and Franklin High School teacher and slam poet Desmond Spann emceed.

Annual Report | 2018-2019 11 DEVELOPMENT & FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR CONTRIBUTION IMPACTS OREGON’S READERS & WRITERS

20,000 individuals enjoyed Literary Arts programming. INCOME Earned income 6% EXPENSES ■ Ticket sales: 30% 22% ■ Classes: 6% ■ Programming: 69% ■ Fundraising: 18% Contributed income ■ Administration and ■ Individual: 22% 30% Office overhead: 13% ■ Corporate: 14% 14% ■ Foundation: 14% 13% ■ In kind: 7% ■ Government: 7% 14% 7% 7% 18%

1,134 people contributed $773,821 69% 20+in gifts and pledges. THANK YOU! 13+733y

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12 Literary Arts THE BRIAN BOOTH WRITERS’ FUND A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FOR THE OREGON BOOK AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM

This year, Literary Arts awarded a total of $52,500 to 15 diverse fellowship recipients and $8,000 to Oregon Book Award winners. This program is made possible in part by the Brian Booth Writers’ Fund.

GOAL BRIAN BOOTH WRITERS’ FUND $2,000,000 CAMPAIGN HONOR ROLL RAISED TO DATE: Thank you to the following donors for their generous gifts as we work to raise $2 million to permanently fund the $1,885,209 Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships program. The following donors have pledged gifts of $3,000 or more to the Brian Booth Writers’ Fund as of June 1, 2019.

Anonymous Literary Arts Board of Directors Ray & Jean Auel Christopher Lord Jan Baross The Mancini Family Gwyneth Gamble Booth Phillip M. Margolin Tom Booth & Megan Holden Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund Nancy & Roderick Boutin Carolyn McMurchie Charles & Lyn Cameron Anne Mendel & Mark Henry Joan Cirillo & Roger Cooke Lora & Jim Meyer Rick Comandich The Neuner Fund of The Oregon The Concordia Foundation Community Foundation Sybilla Cook Corrine Oishi & Lindley Morton Ginnie Cooper Jan & Steve Oliva D.A. Davidson & Co. Katherine O’Neil & Toby Graff Rocky & Julie Strasser Dixon PGE Foundation Amy Donohue & Paul McKean Diane Ponti & Ward Greene Bart & Jill Eberwein Gary & Linda Pope Carol Edelman Amy Prosenjak & Steven Guy Gale Family Trust Regional Arts & Culture Council Brian Gard Halle & Rick Sadle Bob Geddes Robert D. Scanlan Leave a Legacy Gray Family Fund Arlene Schnitzer The Estate of Dorothy D. Hirsch Spark Fund of the Oregon To learn more about how to make In memory of Dorothy D. Hirsch Community Foundation a meaningful charitable gift through Cecelia & Robert Huntington Storms Family Foundation your estate, visit literary-arts.org/legacy Susheela Jayapal Tonkon Torp LLP or contact our Deputy Director, The Samuel S. Johnson Foundation U.S. Bank Keller Foundation Wheeler Foundation Lydah DeBin, at 503-227-2583, x 106 Phil & Penny Knight William & Helen Jo Whitsell or [email protected]. Laurell Swails Trust Dan Wieden & Priscilla Bernard Wieden Ursula & Charles Le Guin Wyss Foundation

Annual Report | 2018-2019 13 THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

Marian Creamer Literary Arts Leadership Circle Individuals Dr. Marci Darm Members of the Leadership Circle invest in Literary Arts by $1,000 + Shelley Devine generously giving $2,500 or more. Kelly Douglas Geri Abere Trevor Dryer Director’s Circle $25,000 + Marcia Alvey Ken & Annie Edwards Ray & Jean Auel Miriam Feuerle Joan Cirillo & Roger Cooke Paul & Nancy Bragdon Jan & Steve Oliva Nancy Fishman Guido Brouwers & Sandy Pressley Bob Gass John & Sandra Swinmurn Lisa & Royce Bullock Dan Wieden & Priscilla Bernard Wieden Missy Hall Lyn Cameron Susan Hathaway-Marxer & Larry Marxer Phyllis Cast Sustainer’s Circle $10,000-24,999 Pamela Smith Hill Sybilla Cook Natalie Hirt Tim & Mary Boyle Daphne Cooluris & Michael Doherty Grace Hsieh Theodore & Nancy Downes-Le Guin Joseph & Lydah DeBin Margo Kalberer Ann & Mark Edlen Family Kelly Sue DeConnick Karen Karbo Sue & Ed Einowski Gun Denhart Helen Langley Susan Hammer & Lee Kelly David & Julie Dietzler Sheila & Jon Levine Diane Ponti & Ward Greene Laura Donegan Carol Schnitzer Lewis Betsy Priddy Penny & Ken Durant Barbara & Michael Maloney Rocky & Julie Strasser Dixon Marie Eckert John Matzka Edward & Marilyn Epstein Sally McPherson Contributor’s Circle $5,000-9,999 Dean & Alison Freed Sarah Miller Meigs and Andrew Meigs Patricia Frobes & Richard Smith Jill & Ken Abere Susan Mersereau Diana Gerding Madeline Babcock Moore Anonymous Michele Goodman Mary & Don Blair Meghan Moran & Kirk Masterson Joan Gray Jane Anne Morton & Karl Rapfogel Tom Booth & Megan Holden Linda & Ron Greenman Ginnie Cooper Cynthia Mosby Debra Turner Hatcher Paul Mueller Rebecca & Michael DeCesaro Judy & Hank Hummelt Lana & Chris Finley Tom & Chris Neilsen David & Apricot Irving Grace Nielsen Sara & Andrew Guest Selby & Douglas Key Laura & Rocky Henderson Barry & Jane Newman Barbara & Jock Kimberley Philip Ottum Betsy & Tom Henning Molly Kohnstamm Mary E. Hirsch & Yoshiaki Shimizu Nancy & Mike Phillips Jon & Sheila Levine William & Sharon Place Cecelia & Robert Huntington David & Suzi Maddocks Katherine McCoy Nancy & Dick Ponzi Bob Mahler Valeria I. Ramirez Anne Mendel & Mark Henry Jonathan Malsin Josie G. Mendoza & Hugh Mackworth Bonnie & Pete Reagan Julie Mancini & Dennis Bromka Shelley & Mary Reece Deidra Miner Carol Mayer-Reed & Michael Reed Katherine O’Neil & Toby Graff Martha & David Richards Mike & Maryellen McCulloch Mike & Judy Rompa Amy Prosenjak & Steven Guy Lora & Jim Meyer Halle & Rick Sadle Jeffrey & Lea Scherer Philip Miller & Colleen Cain Natalie & Joe Serber Bob Speltz Jessica Mozeico Dennis Steinman Peter & Penny Serrurier Virginia Mullen John Shipley Charles Stilwell Corrine Oishi & Lindley Morton Steven & Marci Taylor Dr. Bill & Nell Simkoff Ramón & Sandy Pagán Dedrick Sprick Amy Wayson & Ken Moran Jollee Faber Patterson Jackie & William Willingham Ann M Stinson & John Stuart Patterson Nancy Sullivan Carl Wilson and Evan Boone Franklin & Dorothy Piacentini Tom & Marcia Wood Kate & Chris Swindell Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Pyles Kim Tardie Per Ramfjord Supporter’s Circle $2,500-4,999 Meryl Taylor & Mark Zinder Jim & Natasha Reinhart Scott Taylor & Eve Callahan Dave & Courtney Angeli Bob Scanlan Andrew Thompson Mike R. Barr Norm & Barbara Sepenuk Jeanne Tobey & Shannon Spence Nancy & Roderick Boutin Paulette & Michael Shaw-Querner Victor Trelawny Patricia Cliff & Karl von Frieling Robyn Shuey Vera H. Vacek Rick Comandich David Staehely Stephanie & John Volkman Alice Cuprill-Comas & Rick Short Myles & Emily Standish Mona Westhaver Emi & Brett Donis Miriam Sontz & Joseph Walsh Janet Williamson Amy Donohue & Paul McKean Bonnie Pomeroy Stern Merri Souther Wyatt Bart & Jill Eberwein Cheryl Strayed David & Sharon Wynde Ann & Ron Emmerson Darci & Charlie Swindells Dr. Candace Young Bob Geddes Sue Wright Sarah & Kurt Gibbon Steven & Deborah Hewitt Wynne $250 + Earl Hines Lidia Yuknavitch Beverly Aldinger & Kirk Gibson David Johnson $500 + Donald Andersen Richard & Patti Keller Kristin Anderson & Michael O’Brien Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm & Kevin Kohnstamm Cynthia & Steven Addams Brijesh & Ann Anand Phillip M. Margolin Elizabeth Ash & David Morganstern Jacqueline Arante Carolyn & Larry McKinney Robert & Julia Ball Tom Bard Richard H. Meeker & Ellen F. Rosenblum Karin Barber Nicholas Thomson Bard Jr. Anis Mojgani Leonard Barrett Tom & Molly Bartlett Andrew & Veronica Proctor Ruth Beyer Kim & Rosie Batcheller Jon Raymond Kim & Daniel Bissell Jim & Sharla Beall Marjorie Sandor & Tracy Daugherty Rebecca Boley Carmen Bernier-Grand & Jeremy Grand Tom & Megan Shipley Liza & Matt Brennan Kathleen Birch Donald & Roslyn Sutherland Paul & Shelly Buchanan Joanna Bloom Kristin & Nick Walrod Karyle Butcher Eileen & Miroslav Bobek Morton & Audrey Zalutsky Ramona & Bruce Cahn Kim Boehm Chelsea Cain & Marc Mohan Sandra & Ben Bole Christine Carr Laura Bolster & Oliver Kuehne Brent & Barbara Chalmers Anne M. Booth Bonnie B. Comfort, PhD Luke & Leslie Boyd 14 Literary Arts Deborah Burke Molly Jo & Dan Mullen Luke Gerrity Ellyn Bye Linda Myers Marilyn Hallett Foundations and Becky Chinn Eliza & Alex Nelson Donna Harrington Government Agencies John & Kathryn Cochran Jamie Newell Rhoda Jensen Liana Colombo Jeanne Newmark Margaret & Carl Johnson $50,000 + Martha Hunt Curry Katie O’Dell & Jeff Hockert Patricia L. Johnson Linda Czopek & Vern Rifer Bob & Bonnie Olds Ursula K. Le Guin Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund Marian Davis & Peter Librizzo Amy O’Neill & Larry Staver Bob Lester James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation Sharon Dawson Nancy Orr Gail Robinson Regional Arts & Culture Council Therese Debolock Molly L. Osborne Susie Verdurmen $10,000 + Terrence Dolan & Catherine Blosser Jo Ellen Osterlind Anne W. Willer Paul Duden & Francesca Stevenson Dave & Anne Pearson The Collins Foundation Poppy & Lawrence Dully Sandy Polishuk Harvest Foundation Donna Dunlap David & Shirley Pollock Businesses The Kinsman Foundation Edwards Lienhart Family Foundation Barnes Ellis Joe Pucci & Gaby Norona $20,000 + Kathie E. England Kathleen & Tom Rastetter Meyer Memorial Trust Elizabeth & Eric English Leslie Rennie-Hill & Ken Hill Bank of America Mark & Tracie Monroe Shauna Ensminger Martha & David Richards Cole Haan Family Foundation Margianne & Arthur Erickson Robin Roberts & John L. Backes First Tech Federal Credit Union M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust Margaret & Bob Evenson Joan Hunt Robinson The Standard National Endowment for the Arts Deborah Flynn-Hanrahan Mary Rodeback Oregon Arts Commission, & Timothy Hanrahan Rosemarie F. Rosenfeld $10,000 + a State Agency Joan Fondell Ellen Rubinstein & Joshua Baudhuin A to Z Wineworks The Oregon Community Foundation Oregon Cultural Trust Bob & Konky Forster Karen & Norman Sade Angeli Law Group PEN American Center Corey Frazier Lew & Jill Seager Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Cecelia Hagen & Craig Spilman Donna Shu & Tom Kane Abraham Perlman Foundation Columbia Sportswear PGE Foundation John Haines Ellen Singer Hines Warner Wealth Management Ken & Paula Hale David F. Stout & Sue Ann Higgens The Poetry Foundation Kell, Alterman & Runstein LLP Barb Hall Connie Sullivan Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Linda Ziemer Hamilton Beverly Terry McMenamins CARE Foundation Christi Hancock & Tom Rinehart George & Nancy Thorn NW Natural Herbert A. Templeton Foundation Jon M. Hanifin Geoff Tichenor Powell’s Books Trust Management Services, LLC Pat & Kelley Harrington Michael Tingley Stoel Rives LLP $5,000 + Sarah & Kyle Haverly Belinda Todd Travel Portland Autzen Foundation Mary Patt Hawthorne Margaret Tuchmann Wieden + Kennedy Miriam Hecht Stephanie Vardavas & Mike Radway The Jackson Foundation Anita Helle Kate Wagle $5,000 + Juan Young Trust Kinder Morgan Foundation Andrew Hermann Kristi Wallace Knight & Eric Wallace Bank of the West Edward & Leah Hershey Clif & Patty White The Commerce Bank of Oregon Up To $5,000 Mary Ann Holden Alice Wiewel HarperCollins Benevity Community Impact Fund Molly Holsapple Namita & Scott Wiggers Hoffman Construction Adriane T. and Samuel S. Blackman Terri & Robert Hopkins Wendy Willis & David Biespiel Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP Family Fund of The Oregon Karen Horkitz Christina Wilson Pomegranate Community Foundation Colin Hunter Richard & Linda Zimmerman TooFar Media Elizabeth & Matthew Brennan Fund of Peter & Anne Jarvis University of Oregon the Oregon Community Foundation Susheela Jayapal Wells Fargo Clifford & Doris Carlsen Family Molly Jones In Honor Of Women of Nike & Friends Network Fund of The Oregon Community Aphra & Richard Katzev Tyler Benson ZGF Architects Foundation Phoebe & Matt Krueger Fineke Brasser Susan Hammer Fund of the Oregon Adam & A’Nova Lane Leah Byrne $1,000+ Community Foundation Lars Larsen Anne Conway Bora Architects Edna L. Holmes Literary Arts Fund of Robert & Susan Leeb Ginnie Cooper Broadway Books The Oregon Community Foundation Barry Lopez & Debra Gwartney Nick Johnson Child Aid Keller Foundation Kathryn Madison & Jeffrey Wertz Mat at ACLU CURTIS BROWN, LTD Lora & Jim Meyer Family Fund of The Kathleen McCarthy & Stephen Scherr Richard Meeker Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Oregon Community Foundation Connie McDowell Susan Moore Gard Communications National Book Foundation Michael & Sylvia McGregor Scott Pfister Henningsen Cold Storage Company Neilsen Family Fund of The Oregon Brad & Julie McMurchie Belle Plew Heritage Bank Community Foundation Carolyn McMurchie Andrew Proctor Lyceum Agency Betsy Priddy Fund of The Oregon Wendi & Sandy Menashe Amy Prosenjak & Steven Guy Precision Castparts Corp Community Foundation Violet Metzler Dennis Steinman Sasquatch Books PR Straughan Charitable Fund Alison Mitchell SCN Research Inc. Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust James & Elizabeth Mohr The Standard Employee Giving In Memory Of Nicholas & Kristin Walrod Fund of Susan Moore Campaign Employee Donations The Oregon Community Foundation Clint & Donna Moran Diane Chenoweth Woodruff-Sawyer & Company Marjory Morford Alice Daniel Carole Morse & Nick Drakos Brian Doyle

Support for Literary Arts is provided by:

Annual Report | 2018-2019 15 THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS EVENT SPONSORS:

Joan Cirillo & Roger Cooke

Edwards Lienhart Family Foundation

Bank of the West, Child Aid, The Commerce Bank of Oregon, Curtis Brown, Ltd., Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Sue & Ed Einowski, HarperCollins, Hoffman Construction, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund, Josie G. Mendoza & Hugh Mackworth, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, Pomegranate, Sasquatch Books, Dennis Steinman, TooFar Media, University of Oregon, Wells Fargo, ZGF Architects

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROUS IN-KIND SUPPORT PROVIDED BY OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS:

The Duniway, First Congregational United Church of Christ, NW Film Center, The Old Church, Oregon Historical Society, Pastini Restaurants, Postergarden

16 Literary Arts Community Partners Public School Volunteers Librarians Annie Bloom’s Books Jacqueline Adair Jones, Beverly Aldinger, Safiyya Algellal, Mandy Allen, Stephanie Allen, APANO Paige Battle Joshua Andersen, Maren Anderson, Sheri Anderson, Jennifer Andrea, Perlita Anzures-Flores, Bagley-Wright Lecture Series Sandra Childs Iridian Avalos, Noelle Barce, Susan Bard, Brianna Barlow, Massey Barner, Isatou Barry, Black Mountain Institute/ Cassie Lanzas Chris Barton, Susan Baum, Judd Beck, Jennifer Beidler, Anna Belew, Hannah Bergersen, The Believer Magazine Carl Larson Broadway Books Stuart Levy Yashshree Raj Bisht, Dorothy Black Crow, Jessica Blackman, Shevaun Boatright, Amy Cave Canem Lori Lieberman Bohannan, Melanie Bond, Igor Brezhnev, Karen Bridges, Bria Brown, Catharine Brown, Coalition of Communities Kiva Liljequist Deborah Brown, Heather Brown, Kristin Brown, Eliza Burch, Jackie Burgett, Sydney Byrd, of Color Leigh Morlock Richard Camp, Brittany Cano, Rustica Carlos, Fumi Carlson, Bridget Carrick, Margaret Deschutes Public Library Rita Ramstead Cassinelli, Sophia Chew, Stephanie Christianson, David Ciminello, Kyle Clark, Justin Cole, Eastern Oregon University Bryan Smith Sue Collins-Larson, Emily Connelly, Talia Connelly, Molly Conroy, Anne Conway, Ashley Eugene Public Library Nancy Sullivan Coskey, Linda Cruz, Grace Culhane, Rivu Dasgupta, Cydney Dashkoff, Jovian Davis, Miles Fishtrap Betsy Tighe K. 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Annual Report | 2018-2019 17 A LOOK AHEAD UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

THIS SUMMER: We just announced our fall events, including an evening with Margaret Atwood on September 25 and Ta-Nehisi Coates on October 21. Our Writing Classes and Delve Readers Seminars will be announced in early August. Purchase tickets and register for classes on our website at literary-arts.org.

COMING THIS FALL: On September 5, we will announce this year’s lineup for the Portland Book Festival. Passes and workshop registration will be on sale at this time. We hope to see you downtown at the Festival on November 9, 2019.

LOOKING AHEAD TO SPRING: Plan to join our special events, including the 2020 Everybody Reads with Tommy Orange, the 2020 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony, and the annual Find a full calendar of events Verselandia! City-wide Youth Poetry Slam. at literary-arts.org

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A Whale’s Heart

My

grandfather once said you can hear

a whale’s heart from over two miles

away. How much sound must dissipate

through the wavering quiet; the medium. How

large the ventricles must be.

How, in the old country, his family distilled Matthew Minicucci the petals pulled from their rose from Small Gods, 2019 winner of the garden. As drink, or drug, or perfume Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry applied to his own father’s ears each

night, before prayers; how the burns came

in a blacksmith’s fire; how small the scar

left, how easy to see then

what was lost.

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