David Goodrum

Do 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, which honors an individual or group that has made a significant contribution to Oregon poetry and to OPA’s mission.  Complete the nomination form online: OPA-Nomination-Form-THE-OREGON-POETRY-ASSOCIATION-PRB-AWARD […]

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 spirit of the 70th Anniversary, all four judges are prior recipients of the OPA Patricia Ruth Banta Award! Note: The contest is a bit earlier

OPA 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 Singer” by Nancy Flynn Third Place: “The Old Pond” by Pepper Trail Honorable Mentions: “Always Returning to Dust” by Keli Osborn “Collateral Gratitude” by Dan

A 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. Enter one poem, any style, any subject, any form, two page maximum. No submission fee. https://opa.submittable.com/ Winners will be announced by mid-May 2026, and be

The Oregon Poetry Association in partnership with The Arts Center of Corvallis is celebrating national poetry month with a special poetry night on Thursday, April 17th, 2025, 5:30- 7:30p, featuring these MFA poets from Oregon State University: Elyssa Cook, Anmol Priya Desai, Cheyenne Hollowell, Monique Lanier, Sam Olson, and Tor Strand. You can find out

The OPA Youth Poetry Contest opened on Sunday through May 2nd! Contest co-chairs (and board members) Julia Gaskill and Ty Brack are hoping you will encourage your kids and/or grandkids, other K-12 students, parents, teachers, librarians, and educators… anyone you know who could use or pass along some encouragement to submit poems by young writers

In the spirit of posting more frequently this year… In early 2025, the OPA board established several key activities for the year: The 25th Cascadia Youth Poetry Contest and its accompanying anthology. The contest will be open March 2nd to May 2nd. Publication of the 29th Verseweavers anthology featuring winning verse from 2024 contests, to