Present: Lynn, Shirley, Erik, Charles, Dale, Stella, Bruce, Diane, Jennifer. Approve Minutes of August 9: Minutes approved. Treasurer’s Report: Lynn provided a financial statement. Lynn is ready to help the next treasurer assume duties. At the conference this weekend, she will have bank cards for new signers. Lynn will have a check ready for the
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Present: Shirley, Lynn, Diane, Stella, Charles, Erik, Bruce, Jennifer Approve June 13 Minutes and Updated Policy and Procedures: Both approved with amendments. There was no July Board meeting. Treasurer’s Report: The Board accepted the financial report Lynn had sent. Lynn is working on grant applications for the 2019-2020 student contest and Cascadia. Membership: Charles reported
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Join us for our fall conference and annual membership meeting September 14th and 15th! $105.00 Member – $125.00 Non-Member – $60.00 student Our conference theme, “Our Common Life,” is highlighted by this year’s keynote speaker, Penelope Scambly Schott, with her topic The Personal “I” in the Community of “We.” She says, “Skim through any contemporary
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at President Shirley Marc’s House 10-4. Present: Shirley, Dale, Lynn, Charles, Erik, Bruce, Jennifer, Diane. Minutes: The minutes of the May 6 Board meeting were approved. Financial report: Lynn submitted her report, with the conference budget sent to Shirley. We are paying Mailchimp $10 a month for service assistance. Lynn has sent Shirley the procedures
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Junior Division Grades 6 through 8th Judge: Jana Bouma, Madison Lake, Minnesota Cash Awards 1st Place “This Big, Dark World” Bella Robinson, Portland, Oregon, Grade 6 2nd Place “My Childhood Poem” William Riebel, Salem, Oregon, Grade 8 3rd Place “Thinking Ocean” Caitlin Buffington, Centennial Colorado, Grade 8 4th Place “Views of a Vermillion Vineyard” Hannah
Present: Shirley, Lynn, Diane, Bruce, Charles, Erik, Stella, Jennifer, Dale. Minutes: The April 10 Board meeting minutes were approved. Reports: Treasurer’s Report: Lynn reported finances in general are in good shape (see handout), with an increase in membership monies. Lynn will write a grant proposal for the next Cascadia. Membership: Charles reported membership
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Judge’s comments I ultimately awarded first place to “Loaded trunk falling down a flight of stairs like choir birds” for its unrelenting imagery and the author’s broad perspective on the theme. —Nancy Carol Moody Poet bio Shari Crane Fox comes from Cherokee, Lakota, Blackfoot and Irish roots. She holds advanced degrees from the University of
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Judge’s comments My second-place choice, “Assemblage. The Anthropocene,” successfully employs the device of a visual artwork (the assemblage of the title) to imagine a geographical reality in urgently enjambed and insistent language. —Nancy Carol Moody Poet bio Michael G. Smith’s poetry has been published in Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Cider Press Review, Crannóg, Labletter, Nimrod,
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Impending Water Shortage: Facts & Incantations by Khadija Anderson Over 5 billion people could suffer water shortages by 2050 Money washed in clear rain water cannot be stolen To spill water while carrying it from the spring or brook is an omen of sorrow Global demand for water has increased six-fold over the past
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Honorable mentions: 1st Honorable Mention: “I Promise to Keep These Promises” by Jennifer Dorner, Klamath Falls, OR 2nd Honorable Mention: “Anthem for the Anthropocene” by Alida Rol, Eugene, OR 3rd Honorable Mention: “Ode to the Worst Air Quality in Two Decades” by Hillary Tully, Eugene, OR Judge’s comments Congratulations to all of the poets who
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