Bentari Photos
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Raja Afrika & Lady Liberty. Priceless!
Phil Ochs (1940-1976): Here with his family and cats, in times we hope were happy. Battling bipolar disorder and alcoholism, he separated from his wife but did not divorce her. He 
My favorite reader Debra to my left and our latest reader Joyce is on my right—we had fun celebrating the grand old school with many other friends. Joyce and I shared an English cl
Singer/writer Phil Ochs in 1975. One-year later when he was 35, he took his own life. His father was a WWII vet. He battled PTSD and bipolar disorder and died at 53 of cerebral hem
Artist Marion Montague Junkin was born 8/23/1905. He was head of the art department at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA. I like this image. It reveals mortal pain that 
Heather Heyer (1985-2017): Murdered by an American terrorist. She stood up for the disenfranchised and the marginalized. Her murderer is said to admire Hitler. The call for Peace &
The Child Finder, Rene Denfeld’s new classic draws us into dark places, revealing light. The dark side made her the heir to dreams big enough to knock a bus over. The avalanche was
Rene Denfeld is an internationally bestselling author, journalist, and licensed investigator specializing in death penalty work. She has written for the New York Times Magazine, th
Willamette River flowing north between the Marquam Bridge and the Hawthorne in Portland, Oregon
Diana Saltoon's lyrical and moving memoir for her and Robert's path along trials of Alzheimer's. She kept her promise to Robert that his last writing projects would make it into pr
Robert Briggs (1929-2015) and Diana Saltoon share warmth with Debra and Tim Brown, Oct. 9, 2013 at Tabor Space where Robert often demonstrated how "jazz is to music what poetry is 
Author Tim Brown's grandfather (background) and great-grandfather in 1912. The chain-drive Shacht was an early laundry delivery truck in Portland, Oregon.
Jim: a man of Portland, and a reader of Bentari. Thank You, Sir!
With apologies to the artist, this image was found online without title or credit for author, photographer or artist. The image struck me with profound significance. Contact Tim Br
March for Our Lives, 3/24/18 in Portland, OR. Marchers gather in the North Park Blocks before the march through town.