Events

Please Join Our 2017 Conference as a Presenter! [gview file=”https://oregonpoets.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OPA-call-for-proposals.pdf”] OPA will hold its annual conference at the University Place Hotel owned by Portland State University on the weekend of October 13-15. Emmett Wheatfall headlines as keynote speaker. Friday night festivities include a keynote talk and readings by Emmett and time for an open mic. Saturday includes workshops, lunch, […]

Announcing our 2017 conference venue and date: We’ll meet at the University Place Hotel owned by Portland State University on the weekend of October 13-15. Emmett Wheatfall headlines as keynote speaker.  The 2017 conference will feature multiple tracks of workshops, presentations, open mics and more! Browse the book room and bring books of your own

For a full conference schedule click here Oregon’s poet laureate, Elizabeth Woody, joins us for the grand re-opening of the Oregon Poetry Collection: Saturday September 30th, 2:00 PM at the Knight Library. Come celebrate Oregon’s poetry, contemporary, historical, and everlasting. Speakers will include our very own David Hedges, the University of Oregon’s John Witte, local

The deadline to get the block rate at Valley River Inn, September 30th – October 1st, is tomorrow. Call Valley River Inn, 541-743-1000. Best time to call is between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM– if you call at other times, you may get sent to their off-site call center, which apparently does not have up-to-date

The schedule of events for OPA’s 2016 conference is below. Please note that we have two off-site events: Friday September 30th, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, at the University of Oregon’s Knight Library, the Oregon Poetry Collection reopens. Join OPA presidents emeriti, local poet Tim Whitsel, and University of Oregon faculty members to celebrate poetry

The Oregon Poetry Association and Lane Literary Guild   PRESENT   OPA’s Annual Conference 2016 Eugene, OR September 30th – October 2nd   Come join keynote speaker John Witte, Oregon poet laureate Liz Woody, Oregon Book Award winners Willa Schneberg and Penelope Scambly Schott, and Stewart Holbrook Award winner George Venn, among many others. Celebrate

The Oregon Poetry Association is seeking presentation proposals for its 2016 annual conference, September 30th – October 2nd, in Eugene. Writing workshops, solo and group readings, lectures, panel discussions, ekphrastic and multi-media presentations, skits, or anything else related to poetry are welcome!   Join keynote speaker John Witte and Oregon poet laureate Liz Woody, as

Mark your calendars! OPA’s 2016 annual conference will be September 30th – October 2nd, 2016, in Eugene. The Valley River Inn hosts, and there will be a public open mic at Tsunami Books the evening of October 1st. We are using the same format as last fall’s conference in Portland. Watch for a call for

OPA’s annual conference begins Friday, October 2nd, at 4:00 PM! Networking, coffee, meet and greet: then join us for the annual General Membership Meeting at 7:00 PM. Judith Barrington headlines as keynote speaker at lunch on Saturday, October 3rd. Saturday evening, we have a special treat: Blackfish Gallery hosts us for a presentation of their

Oregon Poetry Association Annual Conference 2015 “Poetry in Oregon”   EARLY REGISTRATION POSTMARK DEADLINE September 15th [gview file=”https://oregonpoets.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/OPAAnnualConference2015.pdf”] Registrations to: Tiel Aisha Ansari 1724 NE Prescott Portland OR 97211 [email protected] Dates: October 2nd (Friday evening) through 4th (Sunday morning) Event Venue: University Place Hotel 310 SW Lincoln St. Portland REGISTRATION FEE $55.00 registration (including lunch