Amy Baskin’s first chapbook is now available
Hysterical Cake, Amy Baskin’s first chapbook, was published by Dancing Girl Press in late December of 2021…
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Ars Poetica presents Bruce Parker on May 21st
Ars Poetica presents BRUCE PARKER reading from his recently published chapbook, Ramadan in Summer, Saturday, May 21 from 7:00 pm PDT at Salon Argyle,2530 N. Argyle Street, Portland, OR 97217. This is a free event, with open mic to follow. BYOB (Bring Your Own Books to sell).
J.V. Foerster has new poems out
J.V. Foerster has a poem in the current issue of The Bluebird Word, and two poems in The Fiery Scribe, forthcoming in…
Beth Bonness’s chapbook is available from The Poetry Box
Beth Bonness’s chapbook “Transition Thunderstorms” was released by The Poetry Box on April 15th. The chapbook is “A collection of poems from inside the mind of someone having a series of unexplained strokes and other life events soaking you to the bone.” To purchase a copy, go to https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/thunderstorms.
Eleanor Berry’s chapbook manuscript “Works of Wildfire” has won the 2022 Grayson Books Chapbook Competition
Congratulations to Eleanor Berry! Her chapbook will be published later this year.
Gathering News from Oregon Poetry Groups
While Oregon Poetry Association represents poets throughout the state and beyond, we know numerous other groups in Oregon and southwest Washington offer workshops, write-ins, readings, inspiration, and companionship for poets. Over the past few years, between the pandemic and multiple changes of volunteers, we have lost track of some of our official “units,” along with …
EFRAIN DIAZ-HORNA JOINS OPA BOARD
We are delighted to welcome the newest member of the OPA Board of Directors, Efraín Díaz-Horna. He will serve the remainder of the term of Rayn Roberts, who has resigned. That term expires in October 2023, when Efraín will be eligible to run for a full term. Efraín is active in Oregon’s Hispanic poetry community, …
OPA member Laura LeHew’s new book out from Unsolicited Press
Let Widows be Widows is a collection of poetry in five sections. This collection is about the dead and the living. It illuminates various states of loss, hope, love and mourning from diverse points of view. It begins with denial. A door closing. Happenstance. We are unaware or under-aware of terminal illness or the shock of an unexpected sudden death. Words that we have left unsaid.
Carey Taylor’s poem “Birthday Fires” wins 2022 Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize
Frank Rossini’s collection, “Last Confession” (sight | for | sight books, 03/2021), was reviewed by Thomas Hubbard for Raven Chronicles Press.
Frank Rossini’s book reviewed by Thomas Hubbard for Raven Chronicles Press
Frank Rossini’s collection, “Last Confession” (sight | for | sight books, 03/2021), was reviewed by Thomas Hubbard for Raven Chronicles Press.