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Spring 2010 Conference Tips

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A TIP FOR OSPA MEMBERS

As both readings are free and open to the public, and we are very fortunate to have two wonderful, well-known, and popular poets as our guests (Matthew Dickman and Heather McHugh), we suggest OSPA members arrive early (6:00) to get seating, sign up for open mic readings, and buy books by the two poets. We also suggest that you register for the conference and reserve a hotel room early, for the same reasons.

What will you receive at this conference? You will:

  • attend readings (and have your books signed) by award-winning poets Matthew Dickman and  Heather McHugh
  • party with Matthew Dickman as you learn about odes
  • turn fragments into poems
  • write poems in both workshops (maybe even some award-winning ones!)
  • hear what the judges from the Spring 2010 Poetry Contest have to say about the winning poems
  • read your own work in a friendly and supportive environment
  • participate in a chance to win a poetry basket
  • enjoy Eugene, a place known for its literary community
  • shop at Tsunami Books, a fabulous independent bookstore
  • get out of the house for a few days and immerse yourself in poetry
  • receive information on the Fall 2010 conference and the Fall 2010 Poetry Contest
  • catch up with OSPA friends, make new OSPA friends, and bask in the state’s largest literary community, OSPA.
 

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OSPA's Mission:
To bring together, and nurture, the widest possible community of Oregon poets; to help Oregon poets, young and old, develop their talents and skills; to stimulate, at the grassroots level, a statewide appreciation of poetry; and, to raise public awareness of Oregon poets, past and present.

Newsflash

Poetry & open mic Portland 9/12

Poetry Sunday, Sept 12th 7-9 pm Stonehenge Studios 3508 SW Corbett Ave Portland, Oregon 97239. Call with questions: 503-224-3640

September's poetry and open mic  will feature Barbara Drake and Scot Siegel 


Barbara Drake's books and chapbooks of poetry include Driving One Hundred (published in 2009 by Windfall Press), Love at the Egyptian Theatre, What We Say to Strangers, Life in a Gothic Novel, Bees in Wet Weather, and Small Favors.  She is also the author of a memoir, Peace at Heart: an Oregon Country Life, from Oregon State University Press, and Writing Poetry, a widely used college textbook, in print since 1983.  Her writing appears in numerous literary magazines and anthologies.  Peace at Heart was an Oregon Book Award finalist in 1999.
Born in Kansas , she moved with her parents to Oregon as a small child and grew up in Coos Bay on the Southern Oregon coast.  She earned her B.A. and M.F.A. degrees from the University of Oregon and subsequently lived in Michigan for sixteen years where she taught at Michigan State University before returning to Oregon to teach at Linfield College from 1983 until her recent retirement. The author and her husband live on a small Yamhill County farm which was the inspiration for Peace at Heart.

Scot Siegel is a native of Northern California, but for the past 23 years he has called Oregon home. Scot lives in Lake Oswego with his wife and two daughters and works as an urban planning consultant to small towns and cities. He is the author of Some Weather and two poetry chapbooks, Untitled Country and Skeleton Says. A Pushcart nominee, Scot has received awards and commendations from Aesthetica Magazine (UK), Nimrod International and the Oregon State Poetry Association. He also serves on the board of Friends of William Stafford and edits the online poetry journal Untitled Country Review.