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- Meet the new OPA Board members!We’re pleased to announce the results of the elections held earlier this month. In addition to the appointment of David Goodrum as President and Steve Slemenda, a new member, as… Read more: Meet the new OPA Board members!
- NFSPS Submittable SurveyDue to rising costs and unreliability of mail service, and the time and effort required by unpaid volunteers to manage paper submissions, NFSPS plans to transition to online-only submissions for… Read more: NFSPS Submittable Survey
- NFSPS October 2024 Strophes and Contest DeadlinesThe October 2024 issue of Strophes has been posted. It’s available at: https://nfsps.net/current-strophes or https://nfsps.com/Strophes.html. The issue posted at nfsps.net is a flipbook, meaning it has different features. There is a standard… Read more: NFSPS October 2024 Strophes and Contest Deadlines
- 2024 OPA Adult Contest ResultsThanks to everyone who entered the Oregon Poetry Association’s 2024 Adult Fall Contest. This year we received over 300 poems for the Fall Contest, a very competitive pool. Winners will… Read more: 2024 OPA Adult Contest Results
- Lines in the Sand Workshop DescriptionsWorkshops for the OPA Annual Conference, Lines in the Sand, have been announced. Learn about the eight exciting workshops and read the presenter bios. Read more about the conference keynotes,… Read more: Lines in the Sand Workshop Descriptions
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- 29Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...Humble Poets’ Open Mic4:00 pm - 6:00 pmThe Humble Poets’ Open Mic will be at The Stacks Coffeehouse on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00-6:00pm. The featured reader for May is Frederick Livingston. We are encouraging poets and storytellers to come share their works, and musical accompaniments are welcome as well. The address is 1831 N. Killingsworth , ...
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- 5Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...
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- 9Word Open Mic7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Share your words in sweet community at our monthly open mic emceed by spoken word poet Jorah LaFleur. No matter your genre or form – poetry, fiction, storytelling, spoken word, or prose – you’re invited to share your work in our monthly open mic. Hear what your fellow wordsmiths have been working on and support your li , ...Salem Poetry Project Featuring Efraín M. Díaz-Horna7:00 pm - 9:00 pmEfraín M. Díaz-Horna was born in Talara, Peru. He was awarded a full scholarship to study at Mt. Angel College in Oregon, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Sociology. He then returned to Peru where he worked in the land reform program. Two and a half years later, Efraín returned to the United States and , ... - 10
- 11The Poetry Box LIVE (Amy Baskin, David Goodrum, Penny Johnson, Shawn Pittard)4:00 pm
- 12Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...The Studio Series Poetry Reading & Open Mic7:00 pm - 7:00 pmFeaturing Sherri Levine and Carolyn Adams Sherri Levine is a poet, educator, mental health advocate, and squirrel lover living in Portland, OR. Her poem, “Facedown,” won the Lois Cranston Memorial Prize (Calyx) and she won First Prize (Poet’s Choice) in the Oregon Poetry Association Biannual Contest. Her work has been , ...
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- 16Writing with Carl Sandburg4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
In conjunction with the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, poet Mary Christine Delea is leading a free online workshop. Participants will read and briefly discuss some Sandburg poems, as well as learn a bit about Sandburg’s life, and then use those poems and that information as prompts for writing. , ...Salem Poetry Project Featuring Ellen Waterston7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Award-winning poet and author Ellen Waterston has dedicated herself to writing and advocating for the literary arts in the high desert region of Oregon, all the while continuing to write poetry and nonfiction works that have evolved into essential reading about Oregon and the West. She has published four poetry and fou , ... - 17
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- 19Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...
- 20In Memory – Alberta Street Pub reading series7:00 pm - 11:00 pmPoetry open mic reading series, with a focus on remembering the poets who inspired and influenced us, both personally and historically. , ...
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- 22Broadway Books featuring Debra Elisa & Francis Opila6:00 pmJoin us for a reading featuring Debra Elisa and Francis Opila. Debra’s debut poetry collection, You Can Call It Beautiful, is a mosaic of joy and grief, offering glimpses into loss and trauma that shape a family and travel that can open us up to wonder. Debra co-hosts The Humble Poets Open Mic in North Portland. Franc , ...
- 23Salem Poetry Project Featuring Kim Stafford7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Kim Stafford writes, teaches, and travels to restore the human spirit. He has published some twenty books, including As the Sky Begins to Change (Red Hen Press, 2024), and has taught writing in Scotland, Italy, Mexico, and Bhutan. In 2018 he was named Oregon Poet Laureate for a two-year term. The Salem Poetry Project c , ... - 24
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- 26Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...Humble Poets’ Open Mic4:00 pm - 6:00 pmThe Humble Poets’ Open Mic will be at The Stacks Coffeehouse on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00-6:00pm. The featured reader for May is Frederick Livingston. We are encouraging poets and storytellers to come share their works, and musical accompaniments are welcome as well. The address is 1831 N. Killingsworth , ...
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- 28Prompt @ Powell’s City of Books6:00 pm - 6:00 pmMake 2025 the year you commit to your writing! Prompt is an 8-week writing group full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback, hosted behind-the-scenes at Powell’s City of Books! With accountability and community built in – as well as a huge selection of books for inspiration – you’ll be sure to come aw , ...
- 29Prompt Online: Fresh Eyes, Bold Strides (START)All DayMake 2025 the year you commit to your writing. Prompt is an 8-week series of connected workshops full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback. With accountability and community built in, you’ll be able to bundle up all your holiday memories and turn them into beautiful art. Join us over Zoom, and let’s , ...
- 30Salem Poetry Project Featuring Charles Carter7:00 am - 9:00 pm
Charles K. Carter is a queer poet who lives in Oregon. They are the author of The God of Loneliness (Rebel Satori Press), If the World Were a Quilt (Kelsay Books), and Read My Lips (David Robert Books) as well as several chapbooks. Carter can be found on Instagram @CKCpoetry. The Salem Poetry Project continues at the B , ... - 31
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