It’s the holidays. For some, our poetic hearts are singing. For others, we shout Bah! Humbug! and wish the insanity would end. When poets have strong feelings, they write poems. OPA invites you to a Zoom holiday/anti-holiday open mic on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. Come share your holiday-oriented poems or, if your muse […]
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Bob Sterry joined the OPA board on Nov. 7. He replaces Priscilla Hunter, who has moved to Texas. Bob is a voice-over actor, audiobook narrator, writer of short stories and poetry, singer, occasional stage actor and humorist. Originally trained in England as a research analytical chemist, he immigrated into the United States in 1973, working
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Interview with poet Concepción Sámano Patiño by OPA board member Erain Diaz-Horna. (English translation follows) En Español: Concepción Sámano Patiño, nació en Jaral del Progreso, Guanajuato, México en 1971. Estudió la licenciatura en Filosofía en la Universidad de Guanajuato. Fue becaria del Fondo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes en el área de narrativa
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The OPA board welcomed three new members at its Oct. 9 meeting and said sad goodbyes to longtime members, Dave Mehler, Dan Liberthson, and Rana Tahir. Shortly after the election, Priscilla Hunter, who has moved to Texas, submitted her resignation, so we will be filling one more seat at our November meeting. Thank you to
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