We regret to announce that due to the pandemic, the 2021 Student Poetry Contest has been cancelled. When schools reopen the Student Contest will resume. Questions or concerns can still be addressed to the Student Contest Chair and will be answered by the OPA web master.
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The OPA Excutive Board met on October 12, wherein four new members were welcomed and we said goodbye to four members whose terms had expired. Â The new Board is as follows: President: Jennifer Rood Vice-President: Sue Fagalde Lick Secretary: Dan Liberthson Treasurer: Rana Tahir Historian: Jennifer Rood At Large: Dave Mehler At Large: Rayn Roberts
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Minutes of the Oregon Poetry Association (OPA) Board Meeting of October 12, 2020 The meeting was scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Present: Bruce Parker (President, Historian), Diane Corson (Membership Co-Chair, Outreach Chair), Jennifer Rood (Vice-President), Carolyn Adams (Treasurer), Dave Mehler (Membership Co-chair), Dale Champlin (Newsletter and Verseweavers Editor), Dan Liberthson (Secretary), Stella
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Started in 1999, and organized by writer Willa Schneberg, this annual event features readings by prominent Oregon Jewish poets and writers. The writers in the 2020 program, who span a range of genres including fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and essays, will share selections from their work in a virtual reading on Zoom. October 27, 6:30pm, Jewish
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Translation of poetry from Bengali and Chilean Spanish; from ancient and modern Greek, Latin, and Welsh; from English into metal and from metal into English. All these kinds of translation will be featured in a Poetry in Performance event to be held via Zoom on Sunday, October 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. Â Â Â Â Â Â Organized
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Translation of poetry from Bengali and Chilean Spanish; from ancient and modern Greek, Latin, and Welsh; from English into metal and from metal into English. All these kinds of translation will be featured in a Poetry in Performance event to be held via Zoom on Sunday, October 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. Â Â Â Â Â Â Organized
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What to look forward to! Virtual OPA Conference! All Day October 10, 2020 New Low Conference Fee $55 Register Here! Workshop Choices!Session OneJust a Bag of Tricks John Morrison Since the days when poets worked on typewriters, Morrison has collected tricks to get writing started. Come ready to play, talk about inspiration, and share a few
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Oregon Poetry Association Board Meeting of September 14, 2020 The meeting was scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm via Skype. Present: Diane Corson (Membership Co-Chair, Outreach Chair), Jennifer Rood (Vice-President), Carolyn Adams (Treasurer), Dave Mehler (Membership Co-chair), Dale Champlin (Newsletter and Verseweavers Editor), Dan Liberthson (Secretary), Stella Guillory (Adult Contest Chair), Susan Morse (Assistant Secretary,
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Reviewed by Paul Telles What She Was Wearing by Shawn Aveningo SandersThe Poetry Box (November 5, 2019), 48 pp, $12ISBN #: 978-1-948461-32-0Available at: https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/what-she-was-wearing In What She Was Wearing, Portland poet Shawn Aveningo Sanders bravely reveals her experience as a rape victim. In a series of 29 muscular poems, Sanders recounts the horrific experience of
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The OPA Conference Is Coming—October 10 The Oregon Poetry Association 2020 ConferenceEngaging and ExcitingLIVE Virtual Zoom ConferenceVIRTUALLY YOURS, WHEREVER YOU ARE!October 10th, 8.30 – 5.30ASHLEY TOLIVER, GUEST SPEAKER2020 Winner of the Oregon Book Award in PoetryInteractive fun, with workshops where you will come alive withtalented poets and people from around the state and meet the
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