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Elena Villa, Flamenco An Interview with Elena Villa, Flamenco Dancer and PCC English Faculty
HARTS Student Assistant Faith Skowronnek recently had the opportunity to catch up with Elena Villa, PCC English Instructor at Sylvania […] Posted October 5, 2022
Photo of Chad B Anderson 2022-23 Carolyn Moore Writing Residents
The Carolyn Moore Writing Residency consists of two-to-ten-week terms at the Carolyn Moore Writers House in Tigard, Oregon, offering established […] Posted August 29, 2022
Writer-in-Residence: A Year in Review
It has been a joy to serve as Writer-in-Residence this year. The position has given me an excuse to ignore […] Posted June 27, 2022
Natalie Foote (award) The Obvious Choice Watercolor on paper Vote By Mail Student Contest Winners
This project was initiated by VOTE BY MAIL USA, a group of Oregon political activists who are advocating for states […] Posted June 7, 2022
Two Deep Breaths: Power
I’ve been thinking a lot about perfectionism lately. Around work and school, a lot of us suffer from the compulsion […] Posted May 18, 2022
Two Deep Breaths: Sorrow is Not My Name
Last week in Oregon felt like spring on steroids. It was 72 and sunny; then it snowed. The rest of […] Posted April 18, 2022
Carolyn Moore Residency Reading Series 4: Kesha Fisher & Vanessa Veselka
The PCC HARTS Council would like to invite you to join us online for a virtual reading with the two current residents […] Posted March 29, 2022
Letter and Line Cover Letter & Line Winter 2022 has Launched!
Welcome to the twelfth issue of Letter & Line, an annually published literary journal of Portland Community College. As the […] Posted March 18, 2022
Two Deep Breaths: The Zuihitsu
I’ve been reading a lot about the attention crisis. You know, that people these days can’t focus on anything? That […] Posted March 8, 2022
Two Deep Breaths: Donetsk
Do you ever read about a place online, or hear some city mentioned in passing, and wonder where is that? […] Posted February 22, 2022