Categories, Guidelines, Judges OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION 2023 ADULT FALL CONTEST Begins: August 1, 2023 Ends: September 1, 2023 Winners announced mid-to-late October 2023 CATEGORIES Please remember that if you are not a current member of OPA you must submit your entries through the Non-Member Submittable portal in order for them to be accepted. Limit: […]
ANNOUNCING OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION 2023 ADULT FALL CONTEST Read More »
I. Call to Order – Sue called meeting to order 6:38 pmPresent:Sue Fagalde LickBob SterryDebra Elisa WöhrmannLauren MallettCharles CastleLorna Rose-HahnAbsent:Efrain Diaz-HornaAaron ErhardtNancy Christopherson II. Approval of March 6, 2023 minutesBob moved to accept and Lauren secondedIII. Officer Reports A. President Windfall once a month; River Road, and a couple of coffee shops are doingthings. (One of
OPA Board Minutes April 11, 2023 Read More »
I. Call to OrderSue called meeting to order at 6:31 pmPresent:Sue Fagalde LickBob SterryEfrain Diaz-HornaAaron ErhardtDebra Elisa WöhrmannNancy ChristophersonLauren MallettCharles CastleAbsent:Lorna Rose-HahnII. Approval of Feb. 13, 2023 minutesNancy moved to approve the minutes, and Lauren secondedIII. Appointment of Charles Castle to the board to fill Jade Rosina McCutcheon’s slot,which runs through Oct. 2025. Nancy moved
OPA Board Minutes March 6, 2023 Read More »
I. Call to Order-president called meeting to order @ 6:34pmBoard Members Present:Sue Fagalde LickNancy ChristophersonEfrain Diaz-HornaLauren MallettBob SterryAaron ErhardtLorna Rose-HahnDebra Wöhrmann II. Approval of Jan. 10, 2023 minutes—Nancy moved to approve and Lauren seconded. A. President – Sue – Lorna will help with the website B. Vice President-Nancy V. Old Business: A. Post Office box—We’ll leave
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OPA Board Minutes – Tuesday, January 17, 2023I. Call to Order 6:33pmPresent: Absent:Sue Lick Efrain Diaz-HornaNancy ChristophersonLauren MallettLorna Rose-HahnBob SterryJade Rosina McCutcheonDebra WöhrmannII. A Special Meeting:A. Treasurer resigned and past treasurer, Rana Tahir has offered to rejoin the boardtemporarily.
OPA special board meeting Jan. 17, 2023 Read More »
I. Call to Order 6:32 pmPresent: Absent:Sue Lick, Jade Rosina McCutcheon, Nancy Christopherson, Efrain Diaz-Horna, Lauren Mallett, Melissa Broderick Eaton, Bob Sterry, Lorna Rose-Hahn, Debra Wöhrmann II. Approval of Nov. 7, 2022 minutes III. Resignation of membership chair—still in need of someone. IV. Officer ReportsA. President (Sue): Mid-Valley has received the grant they requested, $2385. They will use
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Dear friends, we are losing six of nine executive board members when their terms expire in October. We need your help. Would you consider a nomination to the OPA board of directors? Most of the board member activities revolve around policy-setting, contests, and planning our annual conference and other events. Serving on the board starts
The Oregon Poetry Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 23rd annual Cascadia Youth Poetry Contest. Quetzali Avila, Lynnette Boyce, Edgar Brown, Korbin Davis, Natalie Foster, Zane Haworth, London Heldsinger, Kennedy Purry, O. Smolen, and Stella Xu were Division I (Kindergarten-Grade 5) winners. Al Butler, Zack Geistler, Masen Goss, Guy Hardy, Bailey Hostetler,
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2023 SPRING ADULT CONTEST RESULTS POETS CHOICE CATEGORY, JUDGE BRIAN SNEEDEN 1st Place, “The Séance” – Cynthia Boersma 2nd Place, “Invitation” – Richard Robbins 3rd Place, “Star Signals” – Jessica Kolman 1st HM, “Riffing on William Stafford” – Michael Lasater 2nd HM, “Inflamed” – Sherri Levine 3rd HM, “Mars Ain’t the Kind of Place to
2023 SPRING ADULT CONTEST RESULTS MEMBERS ONLY CATEGORY, JUDGE KIM STAFFORD 1st Place, “Star Struck” — Dale Champlin 2nd Place, “Cul-de-Sac” — Richard Robbins 3rd Place, “Every day I Get Closer to Knowing How to Say Goodbye” – Linda Drach 1st HM, “Lake Inguadona” – Sharon Johnson 2nd HM, “Recipe for a Long Life”
