The Oregon Poetry Association congratulates the winners of the 2018 Cascadia poetry contest, open to all K-12 students including private, home, and parochial school students. Division I: Kindergarten through Second Grade Ryan Bowles, Frankenstein’s Underwear, Beverly Cleary School, Portland, teacher Tricia Barry Nat Butler, Witches and Wolves, Beverly Cleary School, Portland, teacher Tricia Barry Caleb […]
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The Oregon Poetry Association invites proposals for workshops, presentations, and panels for its 2018 Fall Conference, to be held Sept. 29-30 (Sat-Sun) at the beautiful Valley River Inn in Eugene, OR. Proposals will be accepted between May 1 and June 1, with decision notification on June 16. Presenters receive free registration for the day-and-a-half conference,
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Oregon Poetry Association Board Meeting: February 17, 2018 12-3 PM Via SKYPE Members participating: Lisa, Joy, Lynn, Bruce, Diane, Shirley, Stella, Charles, Erik (Dale absent, but sent material via Diane) COMMUNICATIONS: The board president asked board members to route to her any communication prior to that information being sent to more than just
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Oregon Poetry Association board meeting minutes: January 13, 2018 SKYPE attendees: Lisa, Joy, Charles, Shirley, Stella, Diane, Erik and Bruce. OPA’s financial status has been reviewed by old and new officers. Printed reports were emailed to the board. New debit cards are on the way for three authorized holders. Question: Should OPA change fiscal
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OPA members who attended last fall’s conference in Portland will have fond memories of Emmett Wheatfall and his electrifying presentation: “Can Poets Change the World?” Don’t miss this chance to see Emmett again! A reading by Emmett Wheatfall 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Ledding Library Pond House, 2215 SE Harrison St. The Milwaukie Poetry
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Good news, poetry lovers of the Northwest! Tsunami Books met their fundraising goal. They raised over $3000 to be able to stay in the location we all know and love. Next time you’re in Eugene, stop by and congratulate them, and buy a book of poetry. (Heck, buy two.)
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Member Alan Contreras was featured on the OSU Press blog in January. http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/blog/process-of-publishing-interview-with-alan-contreras
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Valerie Egan’s poem “I split the sun like an orange” will appear in the Winter / Spring 2018 Issue of Dragon Poet Review, with an anticipated release of mid-February 2018.
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Uttered Chaos, 2015, 74 pages, $10 ISBN 978-0988936645 Available via Amazon Mrs. Schrödinger’s Breast is one of the most complex and carefully layered collections of poetry that most of us will ever read. I wondered, when I saw the title, whether this was a feminist restatement of Woody Allen being chased over
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