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Afoot and lighthearted, I take to the open road...
Henceforth, I ask not good fortune,
I myself am good fortune.
--Walt Whitman
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission & Vision
    • Our Story
    • Our Community
  • Events
  • PROJECTS
    • A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Prison
    • The Salon Project
    • Open Road Press
    • Open Road Prison Education Project
    • Mom Foundation Nepal
  • Contact
  • DONATE
  • THANK YOU!!!

I’m older than most people I know. Now, looking back, I find that I don’t feel alienated from my origins in rural Texas–as I did feel 50 years ago. In the intervening years I have transported my mental world to the Pacific Northwest.

Charles Erickson

Artist

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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

All truths wait in all things.

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Bill Faricy

Bill Faricy

Board Member Emeritus

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Kim Stafford

Kim Stafford

Oregon Poet Laureate 2018-2020

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Carla Grant

Carla Grant

Actor & Director, Executive Director of Open Hearts Open Minds

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