Conferences

OREGON POETRY ASSOCIATION SPRING CONFERENCE, 2014 DEADLINES Group room rate at Doubletree Hilton: March 28th Postmark deadline for conference registration member rate has been extended to April 4th Theme for the conference is “Humor” Dates: April 11th – 13th Location: Bend, Oregon Doubletree/Hilton 300 NW Franklin Ave. Bend, OR 97701 541-317-9292 Reserve your room online […]

The Oregon Poetry Association Spring Conference will be held April 11-13, 2014 in Bend, Oregon at the Doubletree/Hilton on Franklin Ave. downtown. This will be a terrific location to just park your car and walk (or if you need to drive, the trip will be only two or three blocks). The Doubletree/Hilton is close to

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Oregon Poetry Association Fall Conference 2013: TEACHING POETRY UPDATE: All events will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room, Washburne Hall.   The Fall 2013 Conference was held October 18-20 in Forest Grove, Oregon on the campus of Pacific University.   SCHEDULE October 18th: Workshop leaders read followed by open mic: 7 – 10 PM (Public

Oregon Poetry Association/ Silverton Poetry Association OPA Spring 2013 Conference & Annual Meeting April 12-14 – Silverton, Oregon A Rendezvous with Renewal at the Spring 2013 Conference April is truly the cruelest month. Not only because it breeds lilacs out of the dead land (sorry, T.S.), but also because National Poetry Month lasts a mere 30

OPA Fall 2012 Conference: A Harvest of Poetry  Friday, October 5 – Sunday, October 7 in Downtown Medford Conference Burble – Tiel Aisha Ansari New at this conference, registrants were offered the opportunity to have individual poetry consultations with local luminaries Vince and Patty Wixon, Amy Miller, and Gary Lark. Consultees uniformly found the sessions useful and