This dream the world is having about itself
includes a trace on the plains of the Oregon trail,
a groove in the grass my father showed us all
one day while meadowlarks were trying to tell
something better about to happen.
William Stafford, “Vocation”
Recent Posts
- Youth Contest ExtendedThe deadline for the Cascadia Youth Contest has been extended! Encourage the young poets in your life to submit their work by May 15th. Contest guidelines available here.
- Save the Date – Oregon Poetry Association Annual ConferenceThe Oregon Poetry Association is proud to announce our annual conference, in-person on October 4-5, 2024 at the Agate Beach Inn in Newport, Oregon. Join us to write Lines in… Read more: Save the Date – Oregon Poetry Association Annual Conference
- 2024 Oregon Poetry Association ContestsThe Oregon Poetry Association is proud to announce the 2024 OPA Contests! Poets are invited to submit to the following contests: Youth, Adult, and Spanish Language. The Cascadia Youth Poetry… Read more: 2024 Oregon Poetry Association Contests
- READ THE WINNING POEMS FROM OPA’S POETS CHOICE CATEGORY, JUDGE DAN BEACHY-QUICK2023 FALL ADULT CONTEST RESULTS POETS CHOICE, JUDGE DAN BEACHY-QUICK 1st Place: Crystal Willer, “The Arsonist Speaks of Her Beginnings” 2nd Place: David J.S. Pickering, “Zsa-Zsa Eva Magda, Pray for… Read more: READ THE WINNING POEMS FROM OPA’S POETS CHOICE CATEGORY, JUDGE DAN BEACHY-QUICK
- READ THE WINNING POEMS FROM OPA’S MEMBERS ONLY CATEGORY, JUDGE JERI THERIAULT2023 FALL ADULT CONTEST RESULTS MEMBERS ONLY, JUDGE JERI THERIAULT 1st Place: Given Davis, “Catch and Release” 2nd Place: David A. Goodrum, “My Middle Brother Bleeding” 3rd Place: Nancy Flynn,… Read more: READ THE WINNING POEMS FROM OPA’S MEMBERS ONLY CATEGORY, JUDGE JERI THERIAULT
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Becca Lynne is a Gateless© certified facilitator, group leader, and writing coach. She leads a current series of generative writing workshops virtually. Her book, Excoriation, and chapbook, Motherhood and Other Scars, have been published by The Poetry Box. Her poetry has appeared in Poeming Pigeon, Feminine Collective , ... - 3
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On Wednesday, from 4:30-6:PM our Literary Guild will be Celebrating 40 years of Literary Community with a Grand Celebration at the River Road Annex 1055 River Road, Eugene, Oregon. with Guest poets, Hiram Larew, Shaun Griffin and Yola Gomez. Margaret Robertson will read her late husband, Howard Robertson’s Histor , ... - 9Salem Poetry Project Featuring Shaun T. Griffin7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Shaun T. Griffin co-founded and directed Community Chest, a rural social justice agency for twenty-seven years. His new book of poems, No Charity in the Wilderness, is out from the University of Nevada Press. Southern Utah University Press just released River Ask Me Why—Into the West on Two Wheels, a memoir. For ove , ... - 10
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Join us at Annie Bloom’s Books as they host The Rainmakers Poetry Reading Series where three poet friends with ties to the Great Pacific Northwest tour and share their work. Featured poets are Francesca Bell, Dion O’Reilly, and special guest Emily Ransdell. Francesca Bell was born in Spokane Washington and rai , ... - 15Touchstone Retreats: Nourish6:30 pm
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be don , ... - 16Salem Poetry Project Featuring the Willawaw Journal8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Willawaw Journal, edited by Rachel Barton, is an online magazine for poetry and art, published twice a year–Fall and Spring. Each issue features the poem prompt of a northwest poet laureate and sometimes a model response from the editor. Our mission is to encourage writers and artists to create, and to generate a commu , ...Write Around Portland Spring Reading and Book Release6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Write Around Portland will host a community reading and book release at 6:30 PM on May 16, 2024, to celebrate the release of our newest anthology, Countless Vibrant Lives. The reading will feature powerful work written by participants from our in-person spring writing workshops. Readers will include adults and veteran , ... - 17
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Chris Anderson is professor emeritus of English at Oregon State University and a Catholic deacon. He is the author of a number of previous books, both poetry and prose, including Light When It Comes: Trusting Joy, Facing Darkness, and Seeing God in Everthing. His new book of poems, Love Calls Us Here, has been publi , ... - 31
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