Local author spurs
talks on terrorism
■ Barry Lopez, winner of
The Orion Society’s John Hay
Award, will be honored Sunday
By Katie Ellis
Oregon Daily Emerald
Six nationally recognized au
thors will participate in an open
panel discussion Sunday to honor
Oregon native Barry Lopez during
“The Literary and Artistic Respons
es to Terrorism” public forum.
The Oregon
Humanities
Center, in col
laboration with
Massachusetts
literary group
The Orion
Society, are
sponsoring the
event.
Lopez, the
first Oregonian
to receive the
12-year-old John Hay award, per
sonally chose the topic of literary
and artistic responses to terrorism.
Debra Gwartney, a friend of
Lopez’s and a University instructor
of creative writing, said Lopez
chose the gathering’s theme be
cause he wants to encourage
broad, open discussion.
“He is very much concerned
with the fate of the country,”
Gwartney said. “He has an unusu
al, fresh, deep belief of what artists
can do. The arts is a way for us to
better understand our culture.”
Julia Heydon, associate director
for the Oregon Humanities Center,
said the discussion topic high
lights the important role of arts
and literature in culture.
“Creative arts have the potential
to be a powerful constructive cul
tural force,” Heydon said.
The open discussion is part of a
three-day event that will bring to
gether literary and artistic figures
from around the world. The John
Hay Award event has always been
a private event, but Lopez request
ed The Orion Society add an open
public discussion.
Tom Gerald, University Book
store events coordinator and an ac
quaintance of Lopez, said the au
thor requested the open discussion
because he strongly values public
input and discussion.
“Barry felt that the only way we
are going to get through this is
through open communication and
discussion,” Gerald said, referring
to a conversation with Lopez fol
lowing the events of Sept. 11.
Gerald, a self-proclaimed Lopez
fan, said he has an amazing ability
to involve the reader in his books.
Gerald said his favorite Lopez
book is “Winter Count.” Other ti
tles include “Crossing Open
Ground,” “About This Life” and
“Arctic Dreams,” for which Lopez
received the National Book Award.
His most recent work is “Light Ac
tion in the Caribbean.”
“He carefully chooses his words,
both in his work and in conversa
tion,” Gerald said. “The way he
writes allows the reader to truly in
ternalize his work.”
Lopez is receiving The Orion So
ciety’s John Hay Award, estab
lished in 1991 to acknowledge sig
nificant achievement in two of the
three areas of which its namesake
excelled. These areas include writ
ing that addresses the relationship
between people and nature, envi
ronmental education and conser
vation. Winners receive a medal
lion and a $3,000 prize. Previous
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