Oregon Poetry Association Fall 2018 Contest Winners OPA congratulates all the winners below, and thanks them and all the poets who entered for sharing their work. www.wordpress-687676-2268923.cloudwaysapps.com Poet’s Choice — Jennifer Richter, Judge 1st Place: “Dream: At the Beach” by Robin Rosen Chang, Westfield, NJ 2nd Place: “Colors of My Mother”
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The Salem Poetry Project will host a reading of Barton and Duckler with their new chapbooks, both out of Dancing Girl Press. The reading begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an open mic. Location: 299 Cottage St NE, Salem, OR 97301
Rachel Barton and Merridawn Duckler to read at Ike Box, Salem Read More »
Oregon Poetry Association Board Meeting October 15, 2018 Present: Shirley, Lynn, Charles, Jennifer, Erik, Alan, Bruce, Stella, Diane Minutes approved of OPA Board meeting on September 30. President’s Report: Shirley referred the Board to SKYPE protocols for use in our meetings; she asked that any committee notify her when it starts
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September 30, 2018 Minutes of OPA Board Post-Conference Meeting Present: Jennifer Rood, Charles Castle, Bruce Parker, Diane Corson, Dale Champlin, Lynn Otto, Shirley Marc, Erik Muller, Stella Guillory. Welcome and introductions: Shirley Marc, Vice-President, presented the agenda and presided over the meeting. The Board welcomed new member Jennifer Rood, and all members introduced themselves. Review
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Held at the annual conference, Eugene Presiding: Lisa Baldwin, President; Lynn Otto, Treasurer Annual Report [gview file=”https://oregonpoets.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/OPA-Annual-Report-for-Membership-Business-Meeting-2018.pdf”] Both Lisa Baldwin and Joy McDowell received the appreciation of the membership and the Board for their service as President and Secretary, respectively The attending membership received ballots for the proposal about dues increases and the ballot for
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At the OPA conference in Eugene the last weekend of September, OPA collected books for the Oregon Poetry Collection. Erik Muller writes: “The basket for donations to the OPC is heavy, indeed. Seventeen authors, twenty-three titles, forty-six books, and two 2016 Verseweavers.” For information about the Oregon Poetry Collection, and how to donate books to
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2019 Cascadia Student Poetry Contest Guidelines Poems accepted between October 15, 2018 and December 31, 2018 (postmark deadline) Division I: Kindergarten – Grade 2 Division II: Grade 3 – Grade 5 Division III: Grade 6 – Grade 8 Division IV: Grade 9 – Grade 12 Contest open to all K-12 students throughout the state of Oregon, including public,
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TIN COYOTE — Janice D. Rubin & Kate Gray October 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Mother Foucault’s Bookshop Join us on Friday, October 5 for a reading with Janice Rubin and Kate Gray in celebration of Tin Coyote, published by Blue Light Press in 2017. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop About Tin Coyote: A poignant
Tin Coyote Janice D. Rubin and Kate Gray read at Mother Foucault’s Oct 5th 6:00pm Read More »
OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING: September 12, 2018 (SKYPE) Participants: Lisa, Lynn, Shirley, Joy, Erik, Charles, and Stella President’s report: Lisa has recruited a board member candidate. Jennifer Rood has agreed to join the board if elected. Erik has recruited Alan Contreras as a candidate. Lisa, Joy and Erik’s positions are opening.
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These poems were submitted for the spring 2017 contest themed category judged by Charles Goodrich, but were omitted from Verseweavers 22. Any future reprints of Verseweavers 22 will include the Oregon/Pacific Northwest category. They will also be Included in the upcoming Verseweavers 23 to be published late spring 2019. Effigy of a Man by
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