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OPA Conference Fall 2013, Forest Grove, Oregon This conference, held at Pacific University, focused on student voices and techniques for teaching poetry. Poetry is part of the world and of everyday existence, and making people aware of poetry (and, to put it in the words of a panelist, “breaking down their resistance to poetry,”) is […]
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OPA is accepting members’ books of poetry to review. For more information, please read the Book Review Guidelines & Policies and the posted book reviews (Publications Menu — Book Reviews).
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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
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October 14, 2013, 7:53 pm Maiers, Joan Joan Maiers has been invited to serve on the board for the Cultural Alliance for the Arts in Clackamas County. She intends to network information and advocate on behalf of literary arts concerns throughout the county.
Oregon Poetry Association Fall 2013 Contest Winners OPA congratulates all the winners below, and thanks them and all the poets who entered for sharing their work. Poet’s Choice — Sage Cohen, Judge 1st Place: “For All I Know” by Donna Prinzmetal, Portland 2nd Place: “Reading Aloud” by Christopher Oie Keller, Happy Valley 3rd Place:
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We still have openings for individual poetry consultations at the upcoming conference (October 18th – 20th at Forest Grove). Catherine Pavlish, Darlene Pagán, Kathlene Postma, and Tim Applegate are available! Details on the Conference page. If you’ve already sent in your registration without a consultation request, you can still change your mind: email [email protected] to
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October 2, 2013, 5:53 pm Wicks, Christopher Christopher M. Wicks announces the release of his CD “Now, Today, I Will Sing: Songs on Poems from Sappho,” including Christopher’s work as a composer and pianist, together with soprano Christine Welch Elder and flutist Sandy Duffy Norman. The texts of the songs are by Sappho, mostly in
OPA will have a booth at Wordstock and need staffing all day Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5 and 6. Anyone wishing to volunteer should contact Kathy Pyle using the Media – Newsletter email form. Wordstock takes place at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232) October 1-6, 2013. Benefits of volunteering are free admission
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The Eugene/Springfield Unit is grateful to the Springfield Public Library for its continuing and robust support of the series, which is entering its eleventh year. Nancy Carol Moody and Sharon Lask Munson host. Mark your calendars for the next reading, which is scheduled for October 22, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
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