- 2024 Oregon Poetry Association ContestsThe Oregon Poetry Association is proud to announce the 2024… Read more: 2024 Oregon Poetry Association Contests
- READ THE WINNING POEMS FROM OPA’S POETS CHOICE CATEGORY, JUDGE DAN BEACHY-QUICK2023 FALL ADULT CONTEST RESULTS POETS CHOICE, JUDGE DAN BEACHY-QUICK… Read more: READ THE WINNING POEMS FROM OPA’S POETS CHOICE CATEGORY, JUDGE DAN BEACHY-QUICK
- READ THE WINNING POEMS FROM OPA’S MEMBERS ONLY CATEGORY, JUDGE JERI THERIAULT2023 FALL ADULT CONTEST RESULTS MEMBERS ONLY, JUDGE JERI THERIAULT… Read more: READ THE WINNING POEMS FROM OPA’S MEMBERS ONLY CATEGORY, JUDGE JERI THERIAULT
Poet’s Spotlight
- SMALL FEATHER by Jade Rosina McCutcheon, reviewed by John Van DrealFinishing Line Press, 2020, 40 pages, $14.99ISBN: 1646622901Available at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/small-feather-by-jade-rosina-mccutcheon/https://www.amazon.com/Small-Feather-Jade-Rosina-McCutcheon/dp/1646622901 The cover of Jade Rosina McCutcheon’s chapbook immediately caught my eye. Within a kaleidoscope of doodled line and color, a thought bubble speaking for the soul of the work declares, I AM Still Here. Within a few hours, I was at the book’s end, where… Read more: <em>SMALL FEATHER</em> by Jade Rosina McCutcheon, reviewed by John Van Dreal
Member News
- SMALL FEATHER by Jade Rosina McCutcheon, reviewed by John Van DrealFinishing Line Press, 2020, 40 pages, $14.99ISBN: 1646622901Available at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/small-feather-by-jade-rosina-mccutcheon/https://www.amazon.com/Small-Feather-Jade-Rosina-McCutcheon/dp/1646622901 The cover of Jade Rosina McCutcheon’s chapbook immediately caught my… Read more: <em>SMALL FEATHER</em> by Jade Rosina McCutcheon, reviewed by John Van Dreal
- Holiday/Anti-Holiday Open Mic Dec. 13It’s the holidays. For some, our poetic hearts are singing. For others, we shout Bah! Humbug! and wish the insanity… Read more: Holiday/Anti-Holiday Open Mic Dec. 13
- Bob Sterry Joins OPA BoardBob Sterry joined the OPA board on Nov. 7. He replaces Priscilla Hunter, who has moved to Texas. Bob is… Read more: Bob Sterry Joins OPA Board
- Welcome New OPA Board MembersThe OPA board welcomed three new members at its Oct. 9 meeting and said sad goodbyes to longtime members, Dave… Read more: Welcome New OPA Board Members
- New poems coming from J.V. Foerster in two publicationsJ.V. Foerster has forthcoming work in Green Ink Press, a UK publication, and Poems and visual art in The Field… Read more: New poems coming from J.V. Foerster in two publications
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Book Reviews
- My Kindred by Paulann Petersen, Reviewed by Melody WilsonReviewed by Melody Wilson My Kindred by Paulann Petersen Salmon Poetry, 2023 Available: Powell’s Books, Broadway Books, Annie Bloom’s Books, Amazon Paulann Petersen’s My Kindred might seem to be about family, but it’s much more. The book invites us into a much broader exploration. The first poem, “Inhabited,” teaches us how to read the book… Read more: My Kindred by Paulann Petersen, Reviewed by Melody Wilson
- Ramadan in Summer by Bruce Parker, reviewed by Melody WilsonFinishing Line Press, 2021, 42 pages $14.99 ISBN 978-1646627240 Available at Amazon Bruce Parker’s Ramadan in Summer transports us to physical and emotional places with spare authenticity. The first example is in the title poem, “Ramadan in Summer,” when the speaker watches a worker listlessly picking things up and putting them down on the fourth floor of an unfinished apartment… Read more: <em>Ramadan in Summer </em>by Bruce Parker, reviewed by Melody Wilson
- Small Matters Mean the World by David Memmottreviewed by George Vennredbat books, 2022, 73 pages, $16ISBN 978-1-946970-08-4Available at www.redbatbooks.com, Ingram, Bookshop.org, Amazon.com, Powells.com To appreciate David Memmott’s achievement in Small Matters Mean the World (2022), readers might start with the front cover. Memmott’s colorful digital collage suggests a kaleidoscope preparing the reader to celebrate and explore the magic of natural, organic, and… Read more: Small Matters Mean the World by David Memmott
- The ground at my feet: Sustaining a family and a forestby Ann Stinson Reviewed by Melody Wilson Oregon State University Press, 2021, 144 pages, $21.95 ISBN-13978-0870711466 Available at Annie Bloom’s and Broadway Books When I say I love a book, maybe I mean it meets my expectations or it’s better than other books I’ve read. Maybe I mean I learned a lot without working too… Read more: The ground at my feet: Sustaining a family and a forest
- SMALL FEATHER by Jade Rosina McCutcheon, reviewed by John Van DrealFinishing Line Press, 2020, 40 pages, $14.99ISBN: 1646622901Available at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/small-feather-by-jade-rosina-mccutcheon/https://www.amazon.com/Small-Feather-Jade-Rosina-McCutcheon/dp/1646622901 The cover of Jade Rosina McCutcheon’s chapbook immediately caught my eye. Within a kaleidoscope of doodled line and color, a thought bubble speaking for the soul of the work declares, I AM Still Here. Within a few hours, I was at the book’s end, where… Read more: <em>SMALL FEATHER</em> by Jade Rosina McCutcheon, reviewed by John Van Dreal