Established in 1981, Calapooya dedicated itself to publishing a wide variety of poets from around the Northwest and US, as well as publishing translations. The magazine moved from Monmouth, Oregon to Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon in 1998, where five subsequent issues appeared. After publishing a special issue dedicated to the work the photographer Minor White did in La Grande during the 1940s, the magazine’s name changed to Basalt in 2004.


Publications
  • We’re happy to announce a new series of short memoirs about 20th century writers, artists, composers, musicians, letterpress printers, and publishers from the West Coast. The history of the West...0November 23, 2012

    Twentieth Century Memory

    We’re happy to announce a new series of short memoirs about 20th century writers, artists, composers, musicians, letterpress printers, and publishers from the West Coast. The history of the West…

  • Below are links to all of our previous articles, pages and posts.0October 2, 2012

    Archive

    Below are links to all of our previous articles, pages and posts.

  • This issue features the haunting art of Oregon painter and iconoclast Morris Graves along with an insightful essay by Ben Mitchell to illuminate Graves’ aesthetic, offering both appreciation and rediscovery...0September 7, 2012

    Volume 7, Number 1 2012

    This issue features the haunting art of Oregon painter and iconoclast Morris Graves along with an insightful essay by Ben Mitchell to illuminate Graves’ aesthetic, offering both appreciation and rediscovery…

  • Reminiscent of Chinese “scholars’ rocks,” check out the stunning photography portfolio of the inland Northwest by Terry Toedtemeier, who called his lifelong admiration of the craggy and textured geology of...0March 16, 2012

    Volume 6, Number 1

    Reminiscent of Chinese “scholars’ rocks,” check out the stunning photography portfolio of the inland Northwest by Terry Toedtemeier, who called his lifelong admiration of the craggy and textured geology of…

  • SPECIAL ISSUE: KAT GALLOWAY RETROSPECTIVE This issue features an affectionate memoir about Kat’s student days by her university art teacher, Cheryl K. Shurtleff, a critical essay by the Art Editor...0October 19, 2011

    Volume 5, Issue 1: SPECIAL ISSUE: Kat Galloway Retrospective

    SPECIAL ISSUE: KAT GALLOWAY RETROSPECTIVE This issue features an affectionate memoir about Kat’s student days by her university art teacher, Cheryl K. Shurtleff, a critical essay by the Art Editor…

  • Volume 4, Number 1 features poems and prose by Christopher Howell, Rich Ives, Laurie Lamon, Laurie Blauner, Madeline DeFrees, and James Crews. Art work by Mary Farrell.0March 19, 2011

    Basalt Volume 4, Number 1

    Volume 4, Number 1 features poems and prose by Christopher Howell, Rich Ives, Laurie Lamon, Laurie Blauner, Madeline DeFrees, and James Crews. Art work by Mary Farrell.

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