George Venn’s collection among Sesquicentennial Top 150
George Venn’s collection of poetry, West of Paradise, a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in Poetry, was selected by the Oregon State Library as one of Oregon’s top 150 books for the Sesquicentennial. This list can be obtained from the State Library website at: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/OR150.shtml
“For 150 years, Oregon has been a state of readers and writers,” said State Librarian Jim Scheppke. “It’s no accident that we have some of the best libraries and bookstores anywhere in the country. It’s our hope that many Oregonians will use this reading list to spend time in 2009 reading and reflecting on the Oregon experience.”