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Tomorrow Too by Don Colburn, reviewed by Tim Pfau

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Review by Tim Pfau TOMORROW TOO: The Brenda Monologues By Don Colburn Finishing Line Press, Georgetown KY ISBN: 978-1-62229-395-7 Scheduled publication November 8, 2013. $14 (Pre-orders through finishinglinepress.com) doncolburn.net/tomorrow/ www.finishinglinepress.com Don Colburn is an award winning journalist and poet from Portland, Oregon. His newest book, TOMORROW TOO: The Brenda Monologues, is a deeply moving collection […]

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Christopher Wicks

October 2, 2013, 5:53 pm Wicks, Christopher Christopher M. Wicks announces the release of his CD “Now, Today, I Will Sing: Songs on Poems from Sappho,” including Christopher’s work as a composer and pianist, together with soprano Christine Welch Elder and flutist Sandy Duffy Norman. The texts of the songs are by Sappho, mostly in

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Calling all Wordstock Volunteers!

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OPA will have a booth at Wordstock and need staffing all day Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5 and 6. Anyone wishing to volunteer should contact Kathy Pyle using the Media – Newsletter email form. Wordstock takes place at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232) October 1-6, 2013. Benefits of volunteering are free admission

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Eugene/Springfield Unit News

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The Eugene/Springfield Unit is grateful to the Springfield Public Library for its continuing and robust support of the series, which is entering its eleventh year. Nancy Carol Moody and Sharon Lask Munson host. Mark your calendars for the next reading, which is scheduled for October 22, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.

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2013 Fall Conference Schedule

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Oregon Poetry Association Fall Conference 2013: TEACHING POETRY See Main Conferences page for more info and presenter bios. EARLY REGISTRATION POSTMARK DEADLINE October 4th Registrations to: Tiel Aisha Ansari 1724 NE Prescott Portland OR 97211 [email protected] Dates: October 18th (Friday evening) through 20th (Sunday morning) Place: Forest Grove, Pacfic University campus and adjoining locations TBA

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In the White Room by Elizabeth McLagan, reviewed by Erik Muller

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Review by Erik Muller In the White Room By Elizabeth McLagan CW Books ISBN# 978-1-62549-014-8 2013, 92pp., $18 www.readcwbooks.com Elizabeth McLagan, a determined poet in an indeterminate world, sets up early the terms of her collection, In the White Room. The poet takes the preface page to offer definitions of “room,” some restraining, some liberating,

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Fall Poetry Contest Deadline Aug. 31

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The postmark deadline for OPA’s Fall 2013 Poetry Contest is August 31. Six contest categories. Enter one category, or all of them: Poet’s Choice Free Verse Traditional Verse Dueling Judges Members Only New Poets There are cash prizes and OPA members pay only $5 to enter up to six poems, one poem per category. Even

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Tranquil Relief through Nature

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Going to the hospital might not be so bad after all. Kaiser’s new Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro features poetry by local poets, combined with photos by a local artist. Poems were selected by Steve Williams and Constance Hall, who have also published a stunningly beautiful chapbook of the poems selected, plus others. The poem-photo

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OPA Units – News

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Eugene-Springfield Chapter Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Tuesday October 23, 2012, Springfield Public Library, 225 5th Street (inside City Hall), Springfield, OR 97477. Poets Bette Lynch Husted (Pendleton), Sam Roderick Roxas-Chua (Eugene) and Jana Zvibleman (Corvallis) will be reading at our bi-annual Springfield Reading series. This event, now in its ninth

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Nancy Carol Moody

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July 21, 2013, 10:08 am Moody, Nancy Carol Nancy Carol Moody has been interviewed by Pank: http://www.pankmagazine.com/pankblog/interviews/ask-the-author-nancy-carol-moody-2/

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