Joan Maiers
The Spring issue of Green Living Journal published my poem “Handling Change in Old Town”.
2015 Fall Contest open for submission!
Deadline is September 1st, but don’t wait until then! Read about the categories and judges.
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Gail Denham
“Duet” poem published in Sylvan (Pennsylvania); Pegasus (Kentucky State Poetry Soc.) two poems; a photo of mine used on cover of Prize Poems anthology (Pennsyl. Poetry Society); Pennessence (Pennsyl.) one poem; poem in Texas 2016 Calendar, “Truth on the Wind”, cento; won 2nd prize in Galaxy Verse contest; Well Versed anthology using two poems (Columbia
Reserve your room now!
OPA’s 2015 conference, October 2nd – 4th, will be held in Portland at the University Place Hotel. Rooms are available now. 310 SW Lincoln Street, Portland, OR, 97201 Check in – October 2, 2015 Check out – October 4, 2015 Room rate for Deluxe room is $89.00 per night plus 14.5% tax Room rate for
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NFSPS 2015!
NFSPS 2015 Registration Open Find NFSPS details on the OPA NFSPS page, or go direct to the NFSPS registration form. Don’t forget to bring books to sell!
Katie Eberhart
Nature Journaling Workshops at Deschutes Land Trust Preserves Please join writer, Katie Eberhart, and other Deschutes Land Trust naturalists, to hike and write in several of central Oregon’s most interesting nature preserves. We’ll discuss wildflowers and plants, and work on writing that captures the experience of all our senses as well as digging into our own memories. May
New NFSPS Contest Chair from Oregon
OPA member Charlotte Abernathy of Ashland has accepted appointment as National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) Contest Chair, beginning her duties with the 2016 contest. Next year, OPA members can send their NFSPS contest entries to Charlotte right here in Oregon. Congratulations Charlotte! Find more information about NFSPS including the June 2015 National Convention,
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Oregon Poetry Association Spring 2015 Contest Winners Announced
The OPA Spring 2015 Poetry Contest had seven categories, many entries, and three dozen winner and honorable mention poems. The contest results are posted on the Spring 2015 Contest Winners page. The contest winners’ page also includes judge’s comments about the category and poems. Spring 2015 Contest categories and judges: 1) Poet’s Choice, limit 80
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Oregon Poetry Association – Spring 2015 Contest Winners
Oregon Poetry Association Spring 2015 Contest Winners OPA congratulates all the winners below, and thanks them and all the poets who entered for sharing their work. 1) Poet’s Choice. Judge: Maxine Scates 1st Place: “Provenance” by Karen McPherson, Eugene 2nd Place: “Plea for Understanding” by Helen Sina, Lihue, Hawaii 3rd Place: “Degeneration” by Meagan Johanson,
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Featured OPA Contest Winner: Amy S. O’Hearn
Fences were meant to climb over and woods dense with underbrush and muck our domain. We hacked through prickly bushes, trampled long grass, collected burrs on our clothes and in our hair, clear cut canopies to lay bare the soft earth, and sat for hours stripping bark to carve the skin that lay beneath. When
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