JUDGE: Ximena Keogh Serrano Ximena Keogh Serrano is a poet and transdisciplinary scholar based in Portland, OR. Born in Quito, Ecuador, her writing embraces a movement between disciplines and languages. She is an Assistant Professor in the department of World Languages and Cultures at Pacific University. Ximena’s areas of specialization lie at the intersection of
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OPA Contest Results 2025 Spring OPA National Poetry Month Contest (judged by Emmet Wheatfall) 1st Place: Ann Heath, “Mary Magdalene Has Second Thoughts about Jesus” 2nd Place: “Reckoning” by Sherri Levine 3rd Place: “October Snow in the Foothills of the Coast Range” by Doug Stone Spanish Contest (judged by Ximena Keogh Serrano) 1st Prize: “Imagen
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CONCURSO DE POESÍA EN ESPAÑOL 2025 Una vez más, la Asociación de Poesía de Oregón abre sus puertas a la comunidad hispana y te invita cordialmente a participar en su Concurso de Poesía en Español, cuyas bases son las siguientes: Fecha límite para participar: hasta el 30 de junio de 2025. Los poemas deben entregarse
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The 2024 OPA Youth Poetry Contest winners were published in the latest Cascadia anthology! Each student received a cash award and a copy of the printed anthology. Kindergarten — Fifth Grade Elijah Andersen – “The Water” Keane Cordalis – “April” Lexi Miller – “Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring” Liam Avery Finn Nelson – “May Day” Eli Stier –
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2024 OPA Spanish Contest – Winners 1st Place: Yuliana Kenfield (Gamarra Medrano), “Lluvias Oregonianas” 2nd Place: Jesús Sepúlveda, “Pandemónium” 3rd Place: Arturo Sarmiento, “Escape” Runners-up: Germán Rizo, “La oscuridad como destino” Efrain M. Diaz-Horna, “El buscador de sueños” Sonia Priscila Ticas, “Ondulaciones” Concepcion Samano, “Ciclo” JUDGEDr. Isabel Jaén Portill Dr. Isabel Jaén Portillo is Professor
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Yuliana Kenfield (Gamarra Medrano) Yuliana Kenfield (Gamarra Medrano) nació en Cusco, Perú. Vive en los Estados Unidos desde el 2006. Yuliana fue paralegal de inmigración, maestra bilingüe, y capacitadora de maestros multilingües. Es madre de mellizos, a quienes los cría con los idiomas de su familia: castellano, inglés y quechua. Es autora de poesía, cuento, y un libro
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Jesús Sepúlveda Jesús Sepúlveda, autor del poema “Pandemónium”, ha publicado diecisiete libros, por mencionar algunos: El jardín de las peculiaridades (2002) y las antologías Poemas de un bárbaro (2013) y Poço de seda (2022). Su obra ha sido traducida a doce idiomas y publicada en una veintena de países, llevándolo a participar en numerosos festivales
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Arturo Sarmiento Arturo Sarmiento Linares nació en la Ciudad de México. Realizó sus estudios profesionales en Humanidades y Periodismo en la Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana y en la UNAM. En 1992 obtiene la Licencia Federal de Locutor de Radio y Televisión. Actualmente es Director de Radio Poder KTUP y es miembro del Instituto
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The October 2024 issue of Strophes has been posted. It’s available at: https://nfsps.net/current-strophes or https://nfsps.com/Strophes.html. The issue posted at nfsps.net is a flipbook, meaning it has different features. There is a standard pdf posted at https://nfsps.com/Strophes.html as well. If these links don’t work for you, navigate to the nfsps.net home page and click the Current Strophes button in the menu. As always, this issue
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Thanks to everyone who entered the Oregon Poetry Association’s 2024 Adult Fall Contest. This year we received over 300 poems for the Fall Contest, a very competitive pool. Winners will be posted here on our website, in the OPA newsletter, and on our OPA Facebook page. In addition, winning poems will be published in OPA’s
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