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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: OPA Fall 2014 Conference

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO August 26, 2014. Oregon Poetry Association Conference Bandon, OR, October 3-5, 2014 “Stafford by the Sea – and More…” We are offering three days of 12 – 15 Poetry Workshops, Panels, Presentations, and Readings, each one hour, plus 2 Open Mics. Please submit a one-page proposal with Title and Poet(s): Workshop: include examples and writing […]

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OPA Fall 2014 Contest – Announcement

Information about the Oregon Poetry Association Fall 2014 poetry contest has been posted on the Adult Contest page. The deadline is September 1, 2014. Categories: Poet’s Choice, Members Only, Dueling Judges, Traditional Form (Litany), New Poets, Themed: Fences, and Experimental Poetry. Please check the Adult Contest page for complete information or download the Adult Contest rules

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The Parachute Jump Effect by Judith Arcana, reviewed by Penelope Scambly Schott

  Review by Penelope Scambly Schott The Parachute Jump Effect by Judith Arcana Uttered Chaos Press (www.utteredchaos.org) ISBN 978-0-9823716-9-5 2012, $10.00 Unless you are of a certain age and grew up in Chicago, you won’t understand the title of this chapbook until you get to the final poem, a shared recollection of a long-gone ride in

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Laura LeHew

May 5, 2014, 4:14 pm LeHew, Laura Wild Age Press, www.wildagepress.com, an independent literary publisher, is proud to announce SALT. This single poem by OPA member Laura LeHew is about wounds visible and invisible, about illusion and disillusion, about running into truth. The poem is presented as a 6 1/2” x 8” broadsheet printed on high-quality 120 lb

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Oregon Poetry Association – Spring 2014 Contest Winners

Oregon Poetry Association Spring 2014 Contest Winners  OPA congratulates all the winners below, and thanks them and all the poets who entered for sharing their work. Poet’s Choice – John Sibley Williams, Judge 1st Place: “Dear Any Soldier” by Tess Thiringer, Oceanside, California 2nd Place: “After Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. IV, Georgia O’Keefe” by Michelle Morouse, Macomb, Michigan 3rd

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Controlled Hallucinations by John Sibley Williams, reviewed by Penelope Scambly Schott

Review by Penelope Scambly Schott Controlled Hallucinations by John Sibley Williams FutureCycle Press ISBN 978 – 1938853227 2013, 78 pp., $14.00 http://johnsibleywilliams.wordpress.com This book is well-titled. It contains the poetry of allusion. Williams’ go-to symbols are such elements as the sea, mirrors, birds, or even gravity itself. These appear frequently in this poetry of transparent mystery.

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What’s New on the OPA Web site

Updated information about the OPA Spring Conference in Bend, Oregon including more about Ellen Waterston, keynote speaker (her topic is “That’s Not Funny”) who walked the Camino de Santiago across Spain in 2012. … On the OPA Strophes and NFSPS page: a link to the latest Strophes, the newsletter of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, and information about OPA’s

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OPA’s Spring 2014 Conference – Schedule & Registration Information

OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION SPRING CONFERENCE, 2014 DEADLINES Group room rate at Doubletree Hilton: March 28th Postmark deadline for conference registration member rate has been extended to April 4th Theme for the conference is “Humor” Dates: April 11th – 13th Location: Bend, Oregon Doubletree/Hilton 300 NW Franklin Ave. Bend, OR 97701 541-317-9292 Reserve your room online

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