Read the Winning Poems from OPA’s Themed Category
Read the winning poems from OPA’s Themed category in the Spring 2022 contest.
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Read the Winning Poems from OPA’s Traditional Form Category
Read the winning poems from OPA’s Traditional Form category in the Fall 2021 contest.
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EFRAIN DIAZ-HORNA JOINS OPA BOARD
We are delighted to welcome the newest member of the OPA Board of Directors, Efraín Díaz-Horna. He will serve the remainder of the term of Rayn Roberts, who has resigned. That term expires in October 2023, when Efraín will be eligible to run for a full term. Efraín is active in Oregon’s Hispanic poetry community,
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Open Mic for Ukraine Sunday, March 27th
The war in Ukraine is on everyone’s mind these days. As poets, many of us feel the need to say something about this in the best way we can. OPA will host a Ukraine-themed open mic on Sunday, March 27, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to read for five minutes or less. Register to receive the Zoom link.
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Announcing National Poetry Month Open Mics!
In honor of National Poetry Month, OPA is hosting two open mics during the month of April. Head to our events page to register for the Zoom links!
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BlackBerryPeach Prizes Blend Page and Stage
Poetry readings need not be boring. The National Federation of State Poetry Societies invites all poets to try blending a little theater with their poetry for the 2022 BlackBerryPeach Prizes for Poetry: Spoken and Heard. The contest deadline is March 15. Winners win cash awards, $1,000 for first place, $500 for second, and $250 for
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OPA member Laura LeHew’s new book out from Unsolicited Press
Let Widows be Widows is a collection of poetry in five sections. This collection is about the dead and the living. It illuminates various states of loss, hope, love and mourning from diverse points of view. It begins with denial. A door closing. Happenstance. We are unaware or under-aware of terminal illness or the shock of an unexpected sudden death. Words that we have left unsaid.
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Carey Taylor’s poem “Birthday Fires” wins 2022 Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize
Frank Rossini’s collection, “Last Confession” (sight | for | sight books, 03/2021), was reviewed by Thomas Hubbard for Raven Chronicles Press.
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Call for Submissions: A Collection of Voices Capturing the Universal Sisterhood of Survivorship
A call to all women who have experienced abuse in any of its many
forms. Please submit your original works of journey and survival.
All submissions will be treated as confidential.
Frank Rossini’s book reviewed by Thomas Hubbard for Raven Chronicles Press
Frank Rossini’s collection, “Last Confession” (sight | for | sight books, 03/2021), was reviewed by Thomas Hubbard for Raven Chronicles Press.
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