“Inside me, there, in the corner are my little girls. / All these years they still wait for me to save them,” writes J.V. Foerster in her powerful new debut collection, Holy Mess of a Girl. Here we are taken from childhood to widowhood, where “we’re pinching off bits / of bitter memories and find us all […]
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This year there are twelve workshop sessions, including four with either Spanish or Bilingual presentations. We will be posting a detailed description of each presentation with a biography of the presenter. Meanwhile here is a list of those presenters and the title of their session. Find all the latest info and links including brief workshop
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At the 2024 annual meeting, members had approved a motion to allow making changes to the OPA Constitution and Bylaws through a secure poll sent to current members. After an earlier poll seeking member comments on the proposed changes, a voting poll with several proposed changes was sent to the current membership on 7/6/25 and
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OPA Member, Ingrid Wendt, of Eugene, is excited to announce that one of her poems has been set to choral music by composer Paul Safar, and its premier performance (sung by the vocal ensemble Humanis) will occur in Portland on August 1, at 7:30 pm, in the Lincoln Hall Recital Hall, PSU, 1620 SW Park
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2026 will be the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Oregon Poetry Association! There could be no better year for you and your colleagues to consider joining the OPA Board, which is a working team that supports contests and an annual conference, promotes connections among members, and celebrates Oregon poets and poetry. As a
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Reviewed by M. L. Lyons The Stafford Challenge Anthology: 2024-25 Anthology Edited by Brian Rohr Wild Poet Press, 2025, 257 pages, $22.95 Print ISBN: 979-8-9985119-0-5 Ebook ISBN: 979-8-9985119-1-2 Available at https://wildpoetpress.com/anthology/ Some anthologies are like bouquets: artfully arranged around a theme to create a desired effect. Others explore a new field of interest, giving a
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OPA Member, Linda Drach, of Beaverton is excited to announce that her poetry collection, Pop-Up Shrines, is being published by Finishing Line Press. The book is available for pre-order now through August 1st at: https://track.pstmrk.it/3ts/www.finishinglinepress.com%2Fproduct%2Fpop-up-shrines-by-linda-drach%2F./UKW0/7Di_AQ/AQ/529194b9-ce37-45ae-8454-ecd67b0316fd/1/FceQW-uu8u Pop-Up Shrines explores how illness and disability coexist with new rooms of discovery and resilience. It’s an exploration of life’s
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“Celebration of Life for Martha and Jerry Gatchell” Sunday, June 22, 4-6 PM: Tsunami Books 2585 Willamette St. Eugene, OR, 97405 On Sunday, June 22 at 4 p.m. we’ll celebrate the lives of Martha and Jerry Gatchell at Tsunami Books. For decades Martha and Jerry were pillars of the Eugene and the whole statewide Oregon
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Reviewed by Carol Barrett Splitting Open the World by Carolyn Martin The Poetry Box, 2025, 95 pages, $18.00 ISBN 978-1-956285-93-2 Available with free S/H at [email protected] Carolyn Martin’s sixth book of poems claims its title from a famous quotation by Muriel Rukeyser: “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?
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Willa Schneberg will conduct the workshop “Developing Empathy Through Writing the Persona Poem” Saturday, April 19 2PM- 4PM Newport Public Library 35 NW Nye St, Newport Oregon Free & Open to All How can we develop empathy toward others? Join Willamette Willamette Writers Coast Chapter on April 19 at the Newport Public Library from 2-4
