Polish your poems. It’s contest time again!Begins: August 1, 2022Ends: September 1, 2022 CATEGORIESPlease remember that if you are not a current member of OPA you must submit yourentries through the Non-Member Submittable portal in order for them to be accepted.Limit: one poem per category (no duplicates).1) Poet’s Choice: Limit 80 lines, any subject, any […]
OPA’s Adult Fall Poetry Contest Opens Aug. 1 Read More »
By Sue Fagalde Lick, OPA president Oregon boasts hundreds of wonderful poets, but our state is just one tiny part of the poetry world. In June, I traveled to Columbus, Ohio for the National Federation of State Poetry Societies’ annual convention and witnessed a much larger chunk of that world. The convention was a hybrid,
Looking Beyond Oregon for Poetic Inspiration Read More »
As a poet astutely aware of the challenges facing 21st century America, Emmett Wheatfall has never shied away from the in-your-face-truths all of us need to hear. With Extreme Prejudice, Lest We Forget is his latest foray into truth-telling. This collection bears witness to the history of the COVID-19 pandemic which Wheatfall elegantly describes as The greatest hitchhiker on earth…/making its rounds (“Every Nation Under The Sun”).
With Extreme Prejudice, Lest We Forget, by Emmett Wheatfall, reviewed by Carolyn Martin Read More »
Board minutes: June 6th, 2022
OPA Board Minutes, June 6, 2022 Read More »
J.V. Foerster has forthcoming work in Green Ink Press, a UK publication, and Poems and visual art in The Field Guide Poetry Magazine.
New poems coming from J.V. Foerster in two publications Read More »
Linda Ferguson’s newest chapbook, Not Me: Poems About Other Women, is now available for preorder from Finishing Line Press.
Linda Ferguson’s Chapbook Available for Purchase Read More »
Dianne Stepp announces the publication of her third chapbook collection, “The Nest’s Dark Eye,” from Finishing Line Press.
Dianne Stepp’s Chapbook Collection Available for Purchase Read More »
Join Eat the Storms Poetry Podcast out of Ireland Saturday, July 9th, when Damien B. Donnelly shares poetry from a cast of poets including Beth Bonness.
Cascadia Poetics Lab’s Poetry Postcard Fest Read More »
Join Eat the Storms Poetry Podcast out of Ireland Saturday, July 9th, when Damien B. Donnelly shares poetry from a cast of poets including Beth Bonness.
Eat the Storms Poetry Podcast to feature Beth Bonness Read More »
In Transition Thunderstorms, Beth Bonness offers breathtaking insights into life events we find hard to talk about with the people we love most. This book is a tender and honest lifeline to reconnection.
Transition Thunderstorms, by Beth Bonness, reviewed by Roxanne Colyer Read More »
