NFSPS Contest Results Posted
The 2018 Encore from the National Federation of State Poetry Societies is available now at Amazon. Look for winning poems by OPA’s very own President, Lisa Baldwin! Winners also listed on NFSPS’ website.
June 2018
New Oregon Poet Laureate: Kim Stafford
On May 15, 2018, Governor Kate Brown named Kim Stafford the ninth Poet Laureate of Oregon. We are lucky to have such an accomplished Poet Laureate with a diverse background in teaching and writing poetry. Kim Stafford grew up in Oregon and received his Ph.D. in medieval literature from the University of Oregon. His …
Open Call to Oregon Poets
OREGON POETS PLEASE NOTE: Although the deadline below is past, the editors are taking submissions by invitation from Oregon poets. Please be sure to include “Oregon Poet” in the subject line. Contact Rayn Roberts, [email protected] or download flier below. [gview file=”https://oregonpoets.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Lands-Ed-flier.pdf”]
2018 Spring Contest Winner: 1st Place, Theme–Borders and Boundaries
Cross-Country Bus by Charlotte Abernathy Miles beyond midnight, beyond another state line, past service station signs glaring from high pylons, beyond remnants of a weary town, one last overhead reading light clicks off. In the dark, drowsy voices merge with the droning motor, the roaring tires. Cold window glass rumbles hard against my forehead …
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Submission Call (Amalie Rush Hill)
We are seeking Oregon poets to submit their work to Bob Hill Publishing, Inc., to be considered for inclusion in a collection of poetry. All profits after publisher’s expenses are met, will be donated to benefit the work of the ACLU. As a follow-up to our recently published book, Moments Before Midnight, again the subject …
2018 Spring Contest Winner: 2nd Place, Theme–Borders and Boundaries
Muggins Discovers His New Boundaries by Dave Harvey Full of years when we moved here, he took to the back yard like an old soldier, patrolled his post, lolled in the summer sun (working on his kitty-tan). Then a foreign cat came in, and Muggins, deep-dyed chauvinist about foreign cats, launched a silent …
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