| Walt Curtis is Portland's unofficial poet laureate. He is the author of numerous small-press books, including The Erotic Flying Machine, The Roses of Portland, Rhymes For Alice Blue Light, and Mala Noche. The last book was the source for Gus Van Sant's first feature film, and in 1995 he starred in Bill Plympton's documentary Walt Curtis: The Peckerneck Poet. For 30 years, he has co-hosted a poetry program, "The Talking Earth," on KBOO-FM radio in Portland. Curtis is the current secretary and one of the founders of the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission. |
