Poet’s Choice Screener, Carolyne Wright ; Final Judge, Ellen Bass First place winner: “Calling the Wolves of Chernobyl” — Charlotte Abernathy – Ashland, Oregon Judge’s Comment: This is an ambitious poem. The poet uses scale especially well, showing us the great devastation of Chernobyl, the particular suffering of the wolves, and her/himself in a little […]
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Once again, Oregon’s middle and high school students captured awards in the national Manningham Student Poetry Contest, sponsored by NFSPS. Junior Division: grades 6-8 Neve Ann McGuire of Create Solutions Tutoring, Ashland: Second Place Senior Division: grades 9-12 Gabrielle Cohn of Wilson High School, Portland: Honorable Mention Kaitee Steiert of St. Mary’s Academy, Portland:
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OPA announces the 2017 STUDENT CONTEST AWARDS CEREMONY April 29th, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Charles Jordan Community Center 9009 N Foss Ave. Portland, Oregon
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The Oregon Poetry Association congratulates the winners in the nineteenth annual K-12 student poetry contest. Division I: Kindergarten through Second Grade Antonio del Solar, “Starfall”, Beverly Cleary School, Portland, teacher Tricia Barry Bradan Lasse, “My House”, Beverly Cleary School, Portland, teacher Tricia Barry Eleanor Black, “Poetry”, Beverly Cleary School, Portland, teacher Tricia Barry Eliott Polzin,
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OPA’s spring 2017 adult contest will open for submissions February 1st. Deadline is March 1st. Details under CONTESTS > Adult Contest. Questions to Joan Dobbie at CONTACTS > Adult Contest Chair.
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OPA FALL 2016 CONTEST RESULTS Categories & Judges Poet’s Choice — Scot Siegel Members Only — Kelly Eastlund Traditional Form, Pantoum — Cecelia Hagen Themed Narrative — Laura LeHew Open Form — Austin Gray Oregon/Pacific Northwest — Rodger Moody New Poets — Quinton Hallett POET’S CHOICE JUDGE: SCOT SIEGEL WINNERS FIRST
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For the students and teachers in your life: Cascadia, OPA’s K-12 student poetry contest, closes December 31st (postmark deadline). Get those poems to the Post Office! Cascadia Poetry Contest c/o Lisa Baldwin 560A NE F Street, #643 Grants Pass, OR 97526 Detailed guidelines under CONTESTS > Student Contest
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[gview file=”https://oregonpoets.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Verseweavers-2015-front-cover-with-Rogue-River.pdf”] The 2015 volume of Verseweavers should be available in time for the holidays. Watch your mail for it. Extra copies can be ordered under PUBLICATIONS > Verseweavers. Read the full item to preview the cover, a beautiful painting by OPA member Charlotte Abernathy.
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2017 Cascadia Student Poetry Contest Rules Poems accepted between October 15, 2016 and December 31, 2016 (postmark deadline) Division I: Kindergarten—Grade 2 Division II: Grade 3—Grade 5 Division III: Grade 6—Grade 8 Division IV: Grade 9—Grade 12 Prizes: 10 unranked prizes in each Division, $10.00 each Each winner will receive a certificate and a copy of Cascadia: The Oregon Student
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October 15th is the postmark and Submittable deadline for the fall contest. Get your entries in now! Joan Dobbie chairs: see categories and additional guidelines at Contests > Adult Contest and submit entries via Submittable or OPA, Contest Entries, P.O. Box 14582, Portland, OR 97293.
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