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    Uses of Music in Uttermost Parts by Ursula K. Le Guin (Koch International Classics, October 1996, 32pp, ph, oc)
        Collection of poems written as choral pieces with composer Elinor Armer and released as part of the 2 CD set of the recording by The Women’s Philharmonic at Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley in January 1995.
    Details taken from online listing.

    Walking in Cornwall: A Poem for the Solstice by Ursula K. Le Guin (Pendragon Press, 1976, ph, oc, cover by Charles Le Guin)
        Original collection of three poems inspired by a visit to Cornwall. Limited to 750 copies most of which were inscribed to friends of the Le Guin family and the publishers.
    Details taken from online listing.

    The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination by Ursula K. Le Guin (Shambhala Publications, January 2004, 1-59030-006-8, $16.95, x+304pp, tp, nf, cover by John Brown)
        Non-fiction collection of 30 essays, 12 reprints, several autobiographical, and others on books, writing, and miscellaneous topics.
    • 1 · Personal Matters
    • 3 · Introducing Myself · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Left Bank 1992; slightly updated.
    • 8 · Being Taken for Granite · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 10 · Indian Uncles · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      from a talk given for the Emeriti Lectures at the Department of Anthropology of the University of California at Berkeley, 4-Nov-1991. Rewritten for the hundredth anniversary of the department, 11-Nov-2001.
    • 20 · My Libraries · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      talk given in 1997 at a celebration of the renovation of Portland’s Multnomah County Library.
    • 24 · My Island · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Islands 1996
    • 28 · On the Frontier · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      an earlier version appeared in Frontiers, 1996, as “Which Side Am I On, Anyway?”
    • 31 · Readings
    • 33 · All Happy Families · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Michigan Quarterly Review Winter 1997
    • 38 · Things Not Actually Present: On The Book of Fantasy and J.L. Borges · Ursula K. Le Guin · in from The Book of Fantasy, Xanadu, 1988 [Ref. Jorge Luis Borges]; revised.
    • 46 · Reading Young, Reading Old: Mark Twain’s Diaries of Adam and Eve · Ursula K. Le Guin · in from Diaries of Adam and Eve, The Oxford University Press, 1996 [Ref. Mark Twain]; slightly revised.
    • 57 · Thinking About Cordwainer Smith · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Readercon 6 Program Book, Readercon, 1994 [Ref. Cordwainer Smith]
    • 70 · Stress-Rhythm in Poetry and Prose · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 95 · Rhythmic Pattern in The Lord of the Rings · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Meditations on Middle-Earth ed. Karen Haber, St. Martin's, 2001 [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]; slightly revised.
    • 108 · The Wilderness Within: The Sleeping Beauty and “The Poacher” and a PS about Sylvia Townsend Warner · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales ed. Kate Bernheimer, Anchor Books, 1998
    • 117 · Off the Page: Loud Cows: A Talk and a Poem About Reading Aloud · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Ethnography of Reading ed. Jonathan Boyarin, 1994
      first read at the National Council for Research on Women Awards, 1992.
    • 125 · Discussions and Opinions
    • 127 · Fact and/or/plus Fiction · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Para*doxa: Studies in World Literary Genres 1998; slightly revised.
    • 141 · Award and Gender · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      given as a talk and a handout at the Seattle Book Fair in 1999.
    • 152 · On Genetic Determinism · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004 [Ref. E. O. Wilson]
    • 160 · About Feet · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 163 · Dogs, Cats, and Dancers: Thoughts about Beauty · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      an earlier version appeared under the title “The Stranger Within” in the “Reflections” section of Allure in 1992.
    • 171 · Collectors, Rhymesters, and Drummers · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 185 · Telling Is Listening · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 206 · The Operating Instructions · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      written in 2000 as a talk to a group of people interested in local literacy and literature.
    • 211 · “A War Without End” · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 221 · On Writing
    • 223 · A Matter of Trust · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      talk given to a writing workshop in Vancouver, Washington, Feb-2002.
    • 235 · The Writer and the Character · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 240 · Unquestioned Assumptions · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 250 · Prides: An Essay on Writing Workshops · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Gifts of Blood by Susan C. Petrey, OSFCI, 1990; revised.
    • 261 · The Question I Get Asked Most Often · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
      talk first given for the Portland Arts and Lectures in Oct-2000 under the title “Where Do You Get your Ideas From?”.
    • 283 · Old Body Not Writing · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar The Wave in the Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Shambhala Publications, 2004
    • 289 · The Writer On, and At, Her Work · Ursula K. Le Guin · pm The Writer on Her Work, Volume 2: New Essays in New Territory ed. Janet Sternburg, 1995

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