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OPA is bringing our annual conference to you through Zoom! Come celebrate poetry in our region by attending workshops, browsing through our virtual bookroom, and listening to our keynote speaker Jessica Mehta on our theme of Poetry in Troubled times. Go to our events calendar and see the link on October 8th to register.
Polish your poems. It’s contest time again!Begins: August 1, 2022Ends: September 1, 2022 CATEGORIESPlease remember that if you are not a current member of OPA you must submit yourentries through the Non-Member Submittable portal in order for them to be accepted.Limit: one poem per category (no duplicates).1) Poet’s Choice: Limit 80 lines, any subject, any …
By Sue Fagalde Lick, OPA president Oregon boasts hundreds of wonderful poets, but our state is just one tiny part of the poetry world. In June, I traveled to Columbus, Ohio for the National Federation of State Poetry Societies’ annual convention and witnessed a much larger chunk of that world. The convention was a hybrid, …
J.V. Foerster has forthcoming work in Green Ink Press, a UK publication, and Poems and visual art in The Field Guide Poetry Magazine.
Linda Ferguson’s newest chapbook, Not Me: Poems About Other Women, is now available for preorder from Finishing Line Press.
Dianne Stepp announces the publication of her third chapbook collection, “The Nest’s Dark Eye,” from Finishing Line Press.
Join Eat the Storms Poetry Podcast out of Ireland Saturday, July 9th, when Damien B. Donnelly shares poetry from a cast of poets including Beth Bonness.
Join Eat the Storms Poetry Podcast out of Ireland Saturday, July 9th, when Damien B. Donnelly shares poetry from a cast of poets including Beth Bonness.
J.V. Foerster has poems forthcoming in Quartet Journal and Cirque.
Hace años escribí estas palabras: “El silencio es nuestra lengua materna.” Ahora me pregunto: “Si esto es cierto, si el silencio es nuestra lengua materna, ¿quién es el padre? (English translation included.)
