It’s our sad duty to announce that former OPA president, board member, and poet Pat Banta passed away in March of this year. Patricia Banta was born on December 31, 1924 in Los Angeles, CA, the only child of Ernest G and Deloris (Éclair) Henry. She died March 25, 2016 in Roseburg. She attended school […]
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a question of mortality by Susan Clayton Goldner Wellstone Press 2014 $15.00 Reviewed by Lois Rosen I first had the joy of meeting Susan Clayton-Goldner at a novel-writing workshop led by Marjorie Reynolds in Portland, Oregon years ago. Susan shone as an astute critic and author of family-centered mystery novels. She’s published three: Finding a Way
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The Oregon Poetry Association and Lane Literary Guild PRESENT OPA’s Annual Conference 2016 Eugene, OR September 30th – October 2nd Come join keynote speaker John Witte, Oregon poet laureate Liz Woody, Oregon Book Award winners Willa Schneberg and Penelope Scambly Schott, and Stewart Holbrook Award winner George Venn, among many others. Celebrate
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The fall contest is now open for submissions! Thanks to Joan Dobbie for stepping up as contest chair. Contest categories and judges are posted on the Adult Contest page.
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Do your students have smartphones? Do you, in fact, find it difficult to get their attention away from their phones? Turn a deficit into an asset: Consider having them write and film their own poems. Then have them put up their own website with their videos. Leave the technical details to them, and they will
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The Oregon State Fair is seeking poems for the State Fair Poetry Contest. Details and rules are online by going to: OREGON STATE FAIR LINK, then Competitions, Creative Living, Crafts, Poetry. Ribbons and Best of Show will be awarded. Apply to enter online. Deadline is August 16th. Complete rules online or by contacting the Fair.
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OPA is currently without an Adult Contest Chair, and is seeking a volunteer to hold this position for at least the fall 2016 contest. The deadline for this contest will be pushed back to at least October 15th. If we are not able to find a contest chair by mid-August, the fall contest will be
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On Sun. August 14th, from 3 – 4pm, Willa Schneberg will be discussing “How to Publish the Full Length Poetry Manuscript” at the Williamette Writers Conference at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel. If you can’t attend the whole conference, you can sign-up for Sunday only. Here is the link to her presentation: http://willamettewriters.org/wwcon/event/how-to-publish-the-full-length-poetry-manuscript/.
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Eleanor Berry, OPA President Emerita, has recently completed a two-year term as President of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. At the 2016 NFSPS Convention in Minnesota, she handed the gavel to her successor, Jim Barton of Arkansas. She will remain on the NFSPS Executive Board for two more years, serving as Chair of
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Let’s face it; we all walk to the beat of a different drummer. So let’s celebrate the individual soundtracks of our lives. For our fourth issue of The Poeming Pigeon, we are seeking original poems that explore the topic of music—every style, every genre—from Bolero to Brown-Eyed Girl. What song triggers an unexpected walk down
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