OPA is thrilled to post all of the winners and honorable mentions from the 2025 contests!
OPA National Poetry Month Contest (judged by Emmet Wheatfall)
- 1st Place: “Mary Magdalene Has Second Thoughts about Jesus” by Ann Heath
- 2nd Place: “Reckoning” by Sherri Levine
- 3rd Place: “October Snow in the Foothills of the Coast Range” by Doug Stone
Spanish Contest (judged by Ximena Keogh Serrano)
- 1st Prize: “Imagen refractada” by Cristian Ramírez Rodríguez
- 2nd Prize: “Revelación para un dios nocturno” by Randy Cabdia
- 3rd Prize:”Liturgia de medianoche” by Consuelo Cabrera
Summer/Fall Oregon Poets Choice Category (judged by Ellen Waterston):
- 1st Place: “When the Storm Comes Speaking” by Richard Granvold
- 2nd Place: “Cicadas” by Shawn Aveningo-Sanders
- 3rd Place: “iPhone Hiking” by Bruce Barton
Honorable Mentions:
- “The Middle of Nowhere” by Elisa Carlsen
- “Haiku Cat” by John McPherson
- “Zero at the bone” by Linda Golaszewski
Summer/Fall Members Only Category (judged by Emily Ransdell):
- 1st Place: “Motivated” by Paul Telles
- 2nd Place: “Odes” by Carolyn Adams
- 3rd Place: “What Remains After Snow” by Richard Granvold
Honorable Mention:
- “Decorum” by Leah Stenson
Summer/Fall Theme Category – Waves of Peace (judged by Charles Goodrich):
- 1st Place: “That Effing Spider” by Tim Hicks
- 2nd Place: “Unintended” by Dan Kaufman
- 3rd Place: “Kintsugi” by Jenna K Funkhouser
Honorable Mentions:
- “The butterfly effect” by Severena Johnston
- “Maybe She’s a Mean Old Mama but He Likes Her” by Carey Taylor
- “Night Sky on the Mountain” by Linda Hoard
Summer/Fall Extended Prompt Category – Turning Point (judged by Richard Tillinghast)
- 1st Place: “Divorce” by Suzanne Burns
- 2nd Place: “News of the World” by Richard Robbins
- 3rd Place: “In Pawhuska” by Ruby Hansen Murray
Honorable Mentions:
- “A Long Way Around” by Nancy Flynn
- “Bellingham” by Laurie Martin
- “If I Had Known” by Dan Liberthson
- “Heretic Hill” by Em Gallup
- “Deleting My Life” by Carol Barrett