The Oregon Poetry Association Annual Conference is October 4-5, 2024 at the Best Western Agate Beach Inn in Newport, Oregon and online. Registration The cost is $225 for non-members, $175 for members, $99 for online attendees, and $60 for students. Special Reading by the Oregon Poet Laureate OPA welcomes the recently appointed Oregon Poet Laureate,
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Reviewed by Shirley Marc The Last Hippy Poet of the Woodstock Generation, a psychedelic memoir and narrative verse by C. Steven Blue Sunset West Publishing Group, 2023, 642 pages, $24.99 ISBN 978-0997997507 Available at: amazon.com Facebook author page: www.facebook.com/cstevenbluepoet Amazon author page: amazon.com/author/cstevenblue C. Steven Blue’s The Last Hippy Poet of the Woodstock Generation is
February 12, 2024 Present Bob Sterry, president Aaron Erhardt, treasurer Sherri Levine Kate Ristau, Vice President Juan Cervantes David Goodrum Sharon Johnson Debra Elisa Wöhrmann, secretary Resigned: Corine Hughes Sherri moved to accept, and they were accepted. Aaron moved to appoint her to the board; David seconded this—and it was anonymous. OPA has a new
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January 8, 2024 Present Bob Sterry, president Aaron Erhardt, treasurer Sherri Levine Kate Ristau, Vice President Juan Cervantes David Goodrum Corine Hughes Sharon Johnson Debra Elisa Wöhrmann, secretary A Reading by David Goodrum: “Winter’s Vangaurds” Recently published in The Banyon Review Sherri motioned to accept the minutes, Kate seconded, and this was passed unanimously. Sharon
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Adult Contest brought in some money $890 left with some checksoutstandingPublication: $112 from people buying through the websiteFee Waiver Fund: 0 meant for people to attend conference freeb. Forecast: Wild Apricot allows only 500 people on contact list at our currentlevel, and we have reached this level: Minutes recorded by Debra ElisaDecember 4, 2023
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OPA Board Minutes March 18, 2024 Call to Order 6:30pm PresentBob Sterry, presidentAaron Erhardt, treasurerKate Ristau, vice-presidentJuan CervantesDavid GoodrumSharon JohnsonDebra Elisa Wöhrmann, secretary New Board Member: Elisa Carlsen Resigned: Sherri Levine A Reading by Debra Approve minutes of the last meetingDave moves to accept the minutesAaron seconded it – and all approved President’s reportPlanning retreat
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The Oregon Poetry Association is proud to announce our annual conference, in-person on October 4-5, 2024 at the Agate Beach Inn in Newport, Oregon. Join us to write Lines in the Sand – registration is open now! We’ll connect over workshops, listen to keynotes, and gather together in community. Online participation is also available. To
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Reviewed by Melody Wilson My Kindred by Paulann Petersen Salmon Poetry, 2023 Available: Powell’s Books, Broadway Books, Annie Bloom’s Books, Amazon Paulann Petersen’s My Kindred might seem to be about family, but it’s much more. The book invites us into a much broader exploration. The first poem, “Inhabited,” teaches us how to read the book
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Dear Oregon Poets, A Confession I cannot imagine a world without poets and poetry, and I am sure you all feel the same. Some literary gurus claim that poetry preceded prose, and one can easily see how that could be. Some of the earliest written poetry in Africa was written during the 25th century BCE. I
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2023 FALL ADULT CONTEST RESULTS POETS CHOICE, JUDGE DAN BEACHY-QUICK 1st Place: Crystal Willer, “The Arsonist Speaks of Her Beginnings” 2nd Place: David J.S. Pickering, “Zsa-Zsa Eva Magda, Pray for Us in Our Time of Need” 3rd Place: Sarah Rohrs, “A Woman Alone” 1st HM: Paul Telles, “Ham Salad” 2nd HM: Ted Virts, “Sonora” 3rd
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