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Call for Proposals for the Fall 2019 OPA Conference

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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 Congratulates the 2019 Cascadia Contest Winners!

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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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Nominations Are Open for OPA’s Patricia Ruth Banta Award

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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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Board Minutes March 18, 2019

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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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The Moon’s Soul Shimmering on the Water by Doug Stone , reviewed by Erik Muller

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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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OPA 2019 Fall Conference – Salem. Save the Date!

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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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Don Colburn wins national contest for chapbook due out in March

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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

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Board Minutes January 9, 2019

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Oregon Poetry Association Board Minutes of January 9, 2019                               Present:  Lynn, Allan, Jennifer, Shirley, Diane, Erik, Charles, Stella, Bruce, Dale. Minutes: Minutes were approved with addition of notice for this Skype meeting, January 9, 2019. Treasurer Report: No changes impacting the 2019 budget accepted last month. Discussion of using Submittable buttons to solicit donations beyond

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