| |  | Stephen Dow Beckham is an American historian known for his work with Native Americans and the American West, especially the Pacific Northwest and... |  | Earl Blumenauer (born August 16, 1948) is a Democratic U.S. representative from Oregon, representing. Born in Portland, Blumenauer graduated from... |  | Kim Stafford is an American poet and essayist who lives in Portland, Oregon. He received a Ph.D. in medieval literature from the University of... |  | Mary Szybist is an American poet. She earned her B.A. and M.T. from the University of Virginia and attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she... |  | Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. is a businessman and philanthropist from the U.S. state of Oregon. He is the owner of the Pamplin Media Group, which... |  | Obo Addy (b. 1936) is an Ghanaian drummer and dancer who was one of the first native African musicians to bring the fusion of traditional folk... |  | Justin Tussing is an American writer. Tussing was a graduate of the University of Iowa's Writer's Workshop, where he held a Teaching/Writing... |  | Katherine Dunn is a best-selling novelist, journalist, voice artist, radio personality, book reviewer, and poet from Portland, Oregon. Dunn was... |  | Marjorie Armstrong Post is an actress, best known for her 1985–1992 role as Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom "Night Court", and as bail bonds co... |  | John F. Callahan is literary executor for the late Ralph Ellison, and was the editor for his posthumously-released novel "Juneteenth". In addition... | |
