It is our sad duty to announce that former Oregon poet laureate Peter Sears passed away in July. Peter was the founder of the Oregon Literary Coalition, Oregon’s leading literary network. He served as poet laureate from April 2014 to April 2016. A short bio can be found at OPB’s website, here. Peter Sears celebrates […]
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No Acute Distress by Jennifer Richter Southern Illinois University Press ISBN-13 #978-0809334827 2016, 67 pp, $15.95 Author website: www.jenniferrichterpoet.com Reviewed by Tiah Lindner Raphael From Disease to Ease: Transforming Pain into Resilience Jennifer Richter’s second full-length collection, No Acute Distress, was published in 2016 by Southern Illinois University Press as part of the Crab Orchard Series in
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2017 STEVENS POETRY MANUSCRIPT COMPETITION Awarding $1000 + Publication + 50 Books MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES Except for previous Stevens winners, open to all poets writing in English. The manuscript must be the original work by a single author. Include title page (title only), table of contents, and 48 to 70 pages of poetry,
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July 16, 2017 Oregon Poetry Association Board Meeting Minutes (on SKYPE conference call: Tiel, Lisa, Joy, Shirley, Susan) FALL ADULT CONTEST is open. A handful of membership renewals have come in because of the contest. CONVERSATION PROJECTS in Springfield and Grants Pass were successful. Positive feedback. Thirty people in Grants Pass. Sixteen attended
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L to R: Tiel Aisha Ansari, Dick Cameron, Shirley Marc, Penina Taesali, Joy McDowell, Lynn Otto, Susan Clayton-Goldner, Lisa Baldwin Photo: Jack Christman OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING/RETREAT Saturday June 17, 2017 at Shirley Marc’s home. Those attending: Tiel, Lynn, Susan, Dick, Shirley, Joy, Lisa, Penina *Dorothy Blackcrow has resigned
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Deadline September 1st 2017 Limit: one poem per category. Spaces between stanzas do not count as lines. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be published on the OPA website and in OPA’s annual anthology, Verseweavers Categories Limit: one entry per category. 1) Poet’s Choice: Limit 80 lines, any subject, any form. Judge: Joe
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The first issue of Willawaw Journal is online and open for viewing! If you like what you see, please sign in to receive future notices. Thank you! Rachel Barton, Editor
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My poem “The Whale of Santiago” was published in Gay & Lesbian Review, May-June 2017. GLR’s web site is http://www.glreview.org
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Tsunami Books, for many years an anchor of the poetry scene in Eugene and outlying areas, is fighting for its life. Poetry lovers have already pledged over $120,000 to save the bookstore. Another $100,000 is needed. Pledge or donate at Tsunami’s website! Share a Tsunami story in the comments.
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Fall Contest Opens This Summer, with a September 1st Deadline Poet’s Choice, any subject, any form, 80-line limit Members Only, any subject, any form, 20-line limit New Poets, any subject, any form, 30-line limit Traditional Form, any subject, Villanelle– usually 19 lines (but modern variations sometimes have other line counts) Themed, current events, any form,
