If a pie and a jar of pickles can win a blue ribbon at the State Fair, why not a poem? At the Oregon State Fair, poems have their own competition, with separate levels for adults (Professional and Experienced) and young people (Junior and Teen). Poems will be displayed together with works of visual art, […]
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Woodstock Baby by Joan Dobbie The Unforgettables Press ([email protected]) ISBN 978-1-4923138-3-0 2013, $9.00 Joan Dobbie’s Woodstock Baby is described on its cover as a Novel in Poetry, and while it is not technically a verse novel, with a formal structure (stanzas, rhyme scheme), it is composed of short free verse poems that tell a story.
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Among the winners of the 2014 National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) annual contests are several OPA members—Gail Denham, Eleanor Berry, Dave Harvey, Joy McDowell, and Charlotte Abernathy (in order of the contests in which they received place awards or honorable mentions). OPA page with more information about NFSPS and the 2015 Conference. Four new
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July 18, 2014, 3:51 pm Petersen, Paulann In late May, I was fortunate enough to be invited to give a reading with Annie Lighthart at Daedalus Books in NW Portland, a marvelous bookstore owned by Jeremy Breedlove. Jeremy and the lovely Zosia Wiatr (who works there) had Carla Girard of Mercuria Press create a letterpress
At the 2014 NFSPS Convention, held June 26-29 in Salt Lake City, OPA’s immediate past president, Eleanor Berry, was elected President of The National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). She will serve a two-year term. Eleanor first became involved with NFSPS in 2006 when another OPA past president, David Hedges, recommended her for chair of
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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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July 17, 2014, 2:32 pm Martin, Carolyn The fifth edition of VoiceCatcher: a journal of women’s voices & visions is now live online (www.voicecatcherjournal.org). Enjoy the work of 14 poets, 6 prose writers, 5 artists and 5 young voices. http://www.voicecatcherjournal.org/
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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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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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
