Ursula Le Guin at Portland Community College - Rock Creek Campus

Ursula Le Guin speaks at Portland Community College's Rock Creek Campus. The audience for this event were PCC students and faculty. May 22, 2014.

[@squamish4244]

I wrote to her two years ago and she was kind enough to write back. I'm glad I let her know how much I loved her work when I had the chance!

[@justoalejandrogonzalez5097]

Oh... I envy you. I wrote her but I have no Idea if she received it at all. I'm from Argentina and mailing services... it's not very reliable. Can you tell us what she said to you?

[@baritonebynight]

So sad that she passed away on Monday when I had just finished the last book of the Earthsea series. One of the best authors of all time.

[@LegitFUry]

Glad I got to experience her prose during her lifetime. RIP, Ursula.

[@lunaazulgardensuitesandcas7985]

Simply wonderful..Thank you. The Left Hand of Darkness changed my life What an honor to spend time with Ursula!

[@robkirchhof133]

How does someone with that many awards still feel like she's underrated? I'm sure this feeling won't last long, because she's just too good to be ignored

[@salumbre365]

I didn't think it could happen. I never thought I could possible have any more respect and admiration for this writer, yet it happened. She KNOWS how to pronounce Chekhov!

[@prb5084]

On the question of pacifism, and whether or not it works/will ever work: "All wars end when men refuse to fight."

[@ynraider]

"All wars WILL end when ALL men refuse to fight. But so will justice." - possibly any Spartan duo-king?

[@ynraider]

'If all men were just, what need of bravery? If all men were brave(enough to fight), what need of justice?' definitely a Spartan duo-king! Laconic Philosophy resolved all these "mysteries" 3Kyra...

[@richardanderson8107]

Wow. That rejection letter for one of my favorite books of all time haha I'm reflexively defensive but as Ursula herself writes in the book when Genly Ai is contrasting the Gethenian and Terran attitudes toward haste in travel: "No disputing tastes." :) I'm glad it went on to garner the recognition it deserved however, astounding novel. It does make one wonder how many wonderful manuscripts never saw publication due to matters of peculiar taste. Sad thought. Ursula is an amazing artist, I feel fortunate to have gotten to read her novels, and fortunate to see this recording, thank you for sharing!!

[@MrCampbell806]

I fucking love her so godamn much

[@Sonoluminescencia]

Ah, thank you girl for asking the ghibli question, I was also curious.

[@recklessrt]

I loved the Left Hand of Darkness as a young teenager!

[@TatianaBoshenka]

I love her and miss her so much!

[@diaargh]

She's remarkable 💜

[@Faish09]

She is an inspiration and a joy. Amazing.

[@richardportman8912]

I am still listening to her stories.

[@rashmika9742]

The passage she read reminded me of "death with interrutions" by Jose Saramago. I've never tried Ursula K le Guin's books, but I hear amazing things about her.

[@robkirchhof133]

"Ms Le Guin, I love your books and i think you're one of the greatest ever writers, so i have one question: TELL ME WHAT YOUR TRUE NAME IS"

[@vanityandpride82]

very very interesting! I love this lovely old woman!

[@hainish2381]

thank so much for this!

[@mikepoveyrulz]

RIP ursula

[@bfortier5198]

She really come as extremely intelligent and in contol.

[@richardportman8912]

thank you always obsidian bear girl ekwerkwer. we are still using your stories.

[@Ahopek]

What a legend.

[@alexandrianova6298]

Ursula is not the bomb throwing type of anarchist, thank you very much. You are very mystical and woo woo and she says to read more science. Yes I am in deep denial she is gone.

[@ahmetserdar1202]

May she rest in peace.

[@silviopina_111]

1:24:05 question: what to do when characters go into opposite direction from original intent?

[@Morganistalking]

That rejection letter is savage haha

[@penanna850]

Whoever down voted this needs to reasses their life!

[@raphaelandrews3617]

Anyone who likes sci-fi will know the name Ursula Le Guin and will have read her writings.

[@lifeasahomemovie]

Neboolah and Lah-gin! Bahahahahaha! Oh, when people who are not fans try to talk about science fiction.

[@chrisnichols6662]

Honestly, it kind of felt like she was a Siri or Cortana but in human form. She was great at pronouncing normal words but struggled even with the simplest of odd ones. Lah-gin, hahnish, tulken...but yeah, even the pre-existing word, “nebula”, had a pronunciation whose certainty became quite “nebulous” when given a capital as its first letter. “Neboolah.” So, basically, Been-jay-man Way-leen, I had the exact same observation as you about the stumbling and seemingly infinite introduction of the host.

[@Liliquan]

Grow up.

[@alexanderawagjan1755]

~50:00

[@johndavid4007]

Perhaps they should have gotten someone to introduce her who didn't think her name was "LeGin," or someone who can pronounce "Hugo" and "Nebula." Jesus Christ.

[@thisfirstdarc]

Interestingly, she pronounced the names of the awards correctly later on in her introduction.

[@behnnie]

@@thisfirstdarc Makes me wonder if someone pulled her aside and corrected her in the meantime.

[@keithstump1712]

"Ne-BOO-lah Award"?? Hahaha