Publications
(Note: Most of my published writings are not available for free online, but here are a few that are.)
The Ethics of Writing About Others, The Writer’s Chronicle
On Marjory Stoneman Douglas’s The Everglades: River of Grass, Tin House
Robert Lax: Master Minimalist, Poetry
The Story Catcher, Notre Dame Magazine & Utne Reader
A Gyroscope On the Island of Love, Image
Poetic Man of God, Notre Dame Magazine
Brian Doyle and the Language of the Stage, Oregon Arts Watch
The Hidden and the Tangible, Books Combined
Links to many of my theater and book reviews for The Oregonian newspaper
A Look Back at Portland Jazz: When the Joint Was Jumpin’, Oregon History Project
The Vanport Flood and Racial Change in Portland, Oregon History Project
Interviews
On Robert Lax’s Poems (audio), Poetry Magazine podcast
Michael N. McGregor on how Robert Lax’s minimalist lifestyle impacted his poetry (video)
Michael N. McGregor on why Robert Lax settled on the island of Patmos, Greece (video)
Michael N. McGregor on Robert Lax’s friendships and need for solitude (video)
To See the World As It Is: Writing the Life of Robert Lax, Propeller Magazine
The Vanport Flood (audio), NPR’s Talk of the Nation
Vanport (audio), Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Think Out Loud
The Vanport Flood: 60th Anniversary (audio), KBOO radio
The True Spirit of Poet and Mystic Robert Lax (audio), interview by Phil Cousineau for New Dimensions Radio
An Interview with Michael McGregor, University of Portland
Peace Is a Good Thing to Seek, Bearings Online