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- NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR OPA’S PATRICIA RUTH BANTA AWARDDo you know of an individual or group who deserves recognition for their contributions to the culture of poetry in Oregon? Consider nominating them for OPA’s Patricia Ruth Banta Award,… Read more: NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR OPA’S PATRICIA RUTH BANTA AWARD
- OPA Summer Poetry Contest – OPEN!OPA is thrilled to announce four categories and judges for entries in this year’s summer poetry contest – now open, with a deadline of June 25, 2026: And in the… Read more: OPA Summer Poetry Contest – OPEN!
- 2026 OPA National Poetry Month Contest – ResultsOPA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 OPA National Poetry Month Contest: First Place: “What the gods have sent or lost” by Randy Bynum Second Place: “The… Read more: 2026 OPA National Poetry Month Contest – Results
- OPA National Poetry Month Contest for Members OnlyA new poetry contest opens on March 10 through April 14th for OPA members only in celebration of National Poetry Month. The contest has been sponsored by an anonymous donor.… Read more: OPA National Poetry Month Contest for Members Only
- OPA Contest Results 2025OPA Contest Results 2025 Spring OPA National Poetry Month Contest (judged by Emmet Wheatfall) 1st Place: Ann Heath, “Mary Magdalene Has Second Thoughts about Jesus” 2nd Place: “Reckoning” by Sherri… Read more: OPA Contest Results 2025
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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. , ...
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- 28Head for the Hills Poetry Series & Open Mic8:00 am - 6:00 pmHead for the Hills has returned to the Hillsdale Library in SW Portland. The last Wed of each month from 6 to 8. Incredible featured readers plus one page poetry open mic. Join hosts: Dale Champlin & Sherri Levine , ...
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- 30Salem Poetry Project featuring Martin Doerfler7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Martin Doerfler was born in Silverton Oregon in 1940 and has lived in the Beaver State most of his life. When he was very young his folks moved the family to Alfalfa which was then, and is now, a crossroads with a store surrounded by farms and ranches about 17 miles east of Bend. When Doerfler wrote THE BALLAD OF THE A , ... - 31EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll Day
The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ... - 1
- 2Poetry 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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- 6Salem Poetry Project featuring the River Road/the Anthology7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Joan Dobbie, Emerald Literary Guild Prez, co-created RIVER ROAD/THE ANTHOLOGY, 2026. along with Erica Goss, Amanda Powell and Dianne Dugaw. This two volume collection showcases nearly 150 mostly Pacific Northwest writers. Her own books include Woodstock Baby,2013, The Language of Stone, 2019 and Zenyatta/Joanna, 2023. , ... - 7EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ...
- 8John Van Dreal featured poet at Englewood Forest Festival3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
John Van Dreal, featured poet at Englewood Forest Festival Well known locally and nationally for his luminous landscape paintings, Salem artist John Van Dreal is also a fine poet, using words rather than his paint palette to express his creative side and portray the quirkier sides of human nature. John Van Dreal will , ...Poetry Night at McMinnville Public Library6:00 pm - 8:00 pmSince 2013 we’ve been meeting once a month in McMinnville. We start each evening with a reading from a featured poet, followed by an open mic from the audience. In 2025, we meet on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6 pm. 2025 Featured Poets Jan 9: Richard Robbins Feb 13: Bethany Lee Mar 13: John Van Dreal Apr , ...
- 9The Studio Series Poetry Reading & Open Mic7:00 am - 6:00 pmFeaturing Vivienne Popperl and Suzy Harris Vivienne Popperl’s poems have appeared in Timberline Review, Clackamas Literary Review, About Place Journal, One Art, Heathentide Orphans, Willawaw Journal, and other publications. She received both second place and an honorable mention in the 2021 Kay Snow awards poetry cat , ...Poetry 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. , ...
- 10Petrichor’s Child: Within and the Written6:30 pmAn active poetry workshop entitled Petrichor’s Child: Within and the Written will be held monthly on the second Monday of every month, beginning Monday February 10th at 6.30 at Portland Arts Collective, in downtown Portland at 122 NW Couch Street. There are resources guiding our practice and a unique visual monta , ...
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- 13Salem Poetry Project featuring Renee Roman Nose7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Renée Roman Nose, MAIS, citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, is an activist, artist, motivational speaker, poet, photographer, and cultural anthropologist. Author of Sweet Grass Talking (2017), and River of Life (2026) which features poetry and photography, both published by Uttered Chaos Press, Roma , ... - 14EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ...
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- 16Poetry 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. , ...In Memory Reading Series7:00 pm - 9:00 pmLive featured poet series, with open mic. This month the feature is celebrated Oregon poet Emmett Wheatfall Hawthorne Hideaway (Red Room performance space) 2221 SE Hawthorne Blvd. , ...
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- 20Salem Poetry Project featuring Eleanor Berry7:00 pm - 9:00 pmEleanor Berry has served as president of the Oregon Poetry Association and the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. The poems of her latest collection, Not Just Us (Finishing Line Press, 2026), reflect on her encounters and relationships with non-human fellow animals. Her Works of Wildfire won the 2022 Grayso , ...
- 21EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ...
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- 23Poetry 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. , ...Poetry Writing Workshop for Elders led by Willa Schneberg1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
WHAT WE HOLD & LEAVE BEHIND—Poetry Writing Workshop for ELDERS: In conjunction with the What We Hold & Leave Behind Exhibition of Oregon Senior Seasoned Poets, Central Library Facilitated by Willa Schneberg Sunday, August 23, 1-4PM; 3 Hours – 1-4PM COME WRITE ABOUT YOUR SPECIAL OBJECT This workshop will be in c , ... - 24
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- 27Salem Poetry Project featuring Past OPA Contest Winners7:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Winners of past Oregon Poetry Association contests, or those with honorable mention are invited to read their winning poems at this event. We will have a second sign up list for winners who want to participate. The Salem Poetry Project continues at the Bush Barn Annex, 600 Mission St SE, Salem. Parking for the Bush B , ... - 28EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ...Head for the Hills Poetry Series & Open Mic8:00 am - 6:00 pmHead for the Hills has returned to the Hillsdale Library in SW Portland. The last Wed of each month from 6 to 8. Incredible featured readers plus one page poetry open mic. Join hosts: Dale Champlin & Sherri Levine , ...
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- 30Poetry 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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- 4EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ...
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