Dear Family, Friends, Acquaintances & You, I am, 87 years old, August 30, 2020, with more to do than time allows. You don’t have to be this old to have these thoughts, but imagine being 87? What, on Earth, do I want to do next? This morning I have a new idea becoming a full-fledged […]
August Wilson Red Door Project Read More »
Dear poets, Earlier this year, the Mid-Valley Poetry Society proposed to the Salem Art Association that poems be displayed on trees in the Oregon oak grove in Bush’s Pasture Park. That idea proved unworkable, but SAA;s Community Arts Education Director, Kathy Dinges, has instead asked the MVPS for poems by Oregon poets to be put
Eleanor Berry seeks poems for Salem Art Center windows UPDATED Read More »
I’m a new member of the OPA. I moved to Oregon last Nov. and very much like living here. I’ve loved writing since I was a teen and practiced it all my life. I also love nature and outdoor activities besides poetry. I’ve had quite a few publications in the last 6 months in journals
Oregon Poet Adam Levon Brown has won the 2019 Blue Nib Chapbook Award. Out of nearly 450 entries, his chapbook, “Incidents” placed first. As well as the award, Brown was allotted 500 Euros as his prize. In the same week, Brown was named the judge of the 2019 Into the Void Magazine Poetry Prize Contest.
Oregon Poet Wins Award – Is set to Judge International Contest Read More »
Main Street Rag Publishing Company will publish my book “Mortality with Pronoun Shifts,” which won the 2018 Cathy Smith Bowers Poetry Chapbook Prize. Cathy Smith Bowers, former Poet Laureate of North Carolina, was the final judge. “I loved this book from the get-go,” she said of the winning manuscript. “The title itself is a brilliant
Don Colburn wins national contest for chapbook due out in March Read More »
I invite all OPA members to celebrate poetry along with the publication of my book on January 29th at Artichoke Music (2007 SE Powell Blvd. Portland). Starting at 7 PM it will be a unique mixture of words spoken and sung. I have invited musicians and a few poets to join me. Tickets are FREE
Book Release Event for ‘The Bob Sterry School of Burglary’ Read More »
The Salem Poetry Project will host a reading of Barton and Duckler with their new chapbooks, both out of Dancing Girl Press. The reading begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an open mic. Location: 299 Cottage St NE, Salem, OR 97301
Rachel Barton and Merridawn Duckler to read at Ike Box, Salem Read More »
TIN COYOTE — Janice D. Rubin & Kate Gray October 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Mother Foucault’s Bookshop Join us on Friday, October 5 for a reading with Janice Rubin and Kate Gray in celebration of Tin Coyote, published by Blue Light Press in 2017. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop About Tin Coyote: A poignant
Tin Coyote Janice D. Rubin and Kate Gray read at Mother Foucault’s Oct 5th 6:00pm Read More »
Allan Peterson will read August 29th at Elliot Bay Books in Seattle together with poets from Washington State: Maria Mills, Katelyn Kenderish, Edward Derby and Daniel Cecil. 7-8:30
Allan Peterson reading in Seattle Read More »
The 2018 Encore from the National Federation of State Poetry Societies is available now at Amazon. Look for winning poems by OPA’s very own President, Lisa Baldwin! Winners also listed on NFSPS’ website.
NFSPS Contest Results Posted Read More »
