The Whale of Santiago (Alan Contreras)
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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Help Save Tsunami Books
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 2017 Contest
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,
Board Minutes May 21st, 2017
May 21, 2017, Minutes Oregon Poetry Association Board Meeting On the phone: Tiel, Lynn, Shirley, Dick, Lisa (Dorothy, Susan, Joy unavailable) Bank of America: needs minutes signed by the secretary stating who will be on the account. Tiel still has access. This is going on the retreat agenda. Updates Student contest: Cascadia and Manningham contest
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OPA 2017 Spring Contest Winners
Poet’s Choice Screener, Carolyne Wright ; Final Judge, Ellen Bass First place winner: “Calling the Wolves of Chernobyl” — Charlotte Abernathy – Ashland, Oregon Judge’s Comment: This is an ambitious poem. The poet uses scale especially well, showing us the great devastation of Chernobyl, the particular suffering of the wolves, and her/himself in a little
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Nancy Christopherson
“Wind” published in Hawaii Pacific Review. Online at https://hawaiipacificreview.org.
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Rachel Barton launches Willawaw Journal
Rachel Barton and Jade McCutcheon launched the site for their new online journal for poetry and art this Saturday, May 6th, with a full house at Old World Deli in Corvallis who assembled to hear poems from Peter Sears, Tammy Robacker, Merridawn Duckler, Doug Stone, Jade R. McCutcheon, and Rachel Barton. Book sales, donations, and
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Oregon rocks the Manningham Contest!
Once again, Oregon’s middle and high school students captured awards in the national Manningham Student Poetry Contest, sponsored by NFSPS. Junior Division: grades 6-8 Neve Ann McGuire of Create Solutions Tutoring, Ashland: Second Place Senior Division: grades 9-12 Gabrielle Cohn of Wilson High School, Portland: Honorable Mention Kaitee Steiert of St. Mary’s Academy, Portland:
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Everything is Shining By Jan David Madsen, reviewed by Emily Pittman Newberry
Everything is Shining By Jan David Madsen Lulu, 2016, 66 pages, $15 ISBN 978-1329812314 Available at https://www.lulu.com/ Author website: https://zestymumbles.com/ Reviewed by Emily Pittman Newberry When Carolyn Martin sent out a call for poets to write reviews of books, I scanned the list of books on the OPA website and was drawn to Everything is
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Board Minutes April 15th, 2017
OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION APRIL 15, 2017 MINUTES (board members on conference phone call: Tiel, Lisa, Joy, Lynn, Shirley, Dick) FINANCIAL STATUS: The current balance in Bank of America account of $3288.08 includes most memberships and contest fees. Funds from our recent benefactor have not yet been received. Dick says OPA risks being overdrawn by
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