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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”

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  Oregon Poetry Association virtual conferenceAugust 31, 2023
  OPA is bringing our annual conference to you through Zoom again this year. It will take place Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The theme this … Read more
• ANNOUNCING OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION 2023 ADULT FALL CONTESTJuly 19, 2023
  Categories, Guidelines, Judges  OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION 2023 ADULT FALL CONTEST Begins:  August 1, 2023                                                                                                              Ends:     September 1, 2023                    Winners announced mid-to-late October 2023                                                                                                    CATEGORIES Please remember that if you … Read more
• OPA Needs You!June 15, 2023
  Dear friends, we are losing six of nine executive board members when their terms expire in October. We need your help. Would you consider a nomination to the OPA board … Read more
• Oregon Poetry Association Needs You!February 14, 2023
  Want to get behind the scenes and have a say in upcoming OPA activities? Here’s your chance. Board member Jade Rosina McCutcheon is moving back to Australia and has reluctantly … Read more
• OPA’s new year is off to a crazy/busy/wild startFebruary 11, 2023
  OPA has had a tough four months since our new board was named at the conference in October. Three of our board members have quit. Historian Priscilla Hunter has moved … Read more