Present: Shirley, Bruce, Diane, Charles, Jennifer, Erik, Stella, Lynn. Minutes: Board minutes of March 18 approved. Treasurer’s Report: Lynn sent a $200 check to Amelia Ettinger as outreach support for La Grande. Diane reported a last payment from the Banta bequest of $51. Membership: Charles reported a current paid membership of 272. Postcard reminders indicated
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Uttered Chaos Press, 2018, 80 pages, $19 ISBN 978-0-9998334-1-4 https://www.utteredchaos.org As I often do when I start a book of poetry, I opened Judith Montgomery’s Litany for Wound and Bloom at random and dove in. The poems are startling and beautiful, standing on their own even without the arc of the arrangement, though that had
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September 14 and 15, 2019Salem Convention Center, Salem, OR Submissions accepted between May 1 and June 1, 2019 Please submit a 1- to 2-page proposal that includes the following:-Title of presentation-Presenter name(s)-Short bio(s) of 50 words or less, and additionally, your qualifications to present/teach the session described.-List any A/V needs and what equipment you would supply.-Explain
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OPA and contest co-chairs Tiel Aisha Ansari and Lisa Baldwin congratulate Oregon’s vibrant and talented community of young poets and their teachers. Division I: Kindergarten through Second Grade “Room 8” by Ayala Albrecht, Adams Elementary School, teacher Jacob Havner “Grandma” by Henry Finot, Adams Elementary School, teacher Jacob Havner “The Bus Ride” by Hazel Hall,
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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. Download the nomination form below: print,
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Oregon Poetry Association Board Minutes of March 18, 2019 Present: Shirley, Lynn, Diane, Bruce, Erik, Charles, Stella, Jennifer, Dale. Minutes: Minutes of February 11 approved. Treasurer’s Report: The report as submitted is accepted and corrected to show the total for anticipated income in March-April as $974.64. Lynn has sent “Thank you” letters to donors. One
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A new year, new books, and new reviewers: a fertile combination to keep OPA members informed about the creative work their colleagues are doing. If you’d like to add a book to the list book review list, go to https://oregonpoets.org/submit-a-member-book/ and fill out the information. If you’d like to add “book reviewer” to your resume,
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Self-published book, 2018, 53 pages, $12.00 ISBN 978-1724418180 Available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble To write 21st century poems in the manner of 20th century English translations of Chinese poems by Ezra Pound or Gary Snyder may seem an affectation – I use this word knowing that I, too, write this way. In Doug
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The annual OPA membership meeting and Fall conference is scheduled for September 14-15, 2019. This year’s venue is the Salem Convention Center, with easy access from north and south, east and west. Please put the dates on your calendar and join us for another really good conference. Our early bird registration deadline will be August
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Main Street Rag Publishing Company will publish my book “Mortality with Pronoun Shifts,” which won the 2018 Cathy Smith Bowers Poetry Chapbook Prize. Cathy Smith Bowers, former Poet Laureate of North Carolina, was the final judge. “I loved this book from the get-go,” she said of the winning manuscript. “The title itself is a brilliant
Don Colburn wins national contest for chapbook due out in March Read More »
