Poet Tony Mangan, one of the most blessed- with-talent persons in my life, is still out there living the American Dream at age 81.
So for those who know him, it was no surprise when he published his slim volume of poems, called âReflections of the HEART In Poetryâ, that it would come striking at the human heart like the proverbial Cupidâs Bow.
Daring to dream big due to the urgings of a mother, whose memory was never to fade, this Cowboy Poet began writing in his heart when still a little boy. Pensive and ever watchful, as a growing lad, he committed every day happenings to memory waiting for the day when he could commit them to poetry.
Canby, Molalla projects receive county grants
Amplify Wait Park, Historic Molalla Log House both recipients of Clackamas County Cultural Coalition grants.
The Clackamas County Cultural Coalition awarded $39,000 in grants to 17 arts and culture organizations through its Project Grant program, including some projects in Canby and Molalla.
In all, $58,398 was requested by county grant applicants.
The grant program s purpose is to locally distribute private funds contributed to the Oregon Cultural Trust in support of goals and funding priorities outlined in the Clackamas County Plan for Arts, Heritage and Humanities. This year marks the Clackamas County Cultural Coalition s 17th cycle of giving.
Sat., December 12, 2020
Pulitizer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley s young adult novel is about a different kind of family - animal friends
Perestroika in Paris
Jane Smiley was inspired to write her book about a talking horse by her own horse, Paras. (Jane Smiley)
Jane Smiley
author / By Rob Cline, correspondent
The idea for “Perestroika in Paris” first came to Jane Smiley just as she was getting to work on her massive and exceptional “Last 100 Years Trilogy” (“Some Luck,” “Early Warnings,” and “Golden Age”). The story of a horse who finds herself living in a Paris neighborhood not far from the Eiffel Tower had to wait while she worked on her ambitious story of an Iowa farm family, tracing their lives from 1920 to 2020 (the final volume was published in 2015, and from our current vantage point Smiley’s vision of the last five years seems pretty appealing).