OPA Contest Results 2025
Spring OPA National Poetry Month Contest (judged by Emmet Wheatfall)
- 1st Place: Ann Heath, “Mary Magdalene Has Second Thoughts about Jesus”
- 2nd Place: “Reckoning” by Sherri Levine
- 3rd Place: “October Snow in the Foothills of the Coast Range” by Doug Stone
Spanish Contest (judged by Ximena Keogh Serrano)
- 1st Prize: “Imagen refractada”: Cristian Ramírez Rodríguez
- 2nd Prize: “Revelación para un dios nocturno”: Randy Cabdia
- 3rd Prize:”Liturgia de medianoche”: Consuelo Cabrera
Oregon Poets Choice (judged by Ellen Waterston):
- 1st Place: “When the Storm Comes Speaking” by Richard Granvold
- 2nd Place: “Cicadas” by Shawn Aveningo-Sanders
- 3rd Place: “iPhone Hiking” by Bruce Barton (likely read by a friend)
Honorable Mentions:
- “The Middle of Nowhere” by Elisa Carlsen
- “Haiku Cat” by John McPherson
- “Zero at the bone” by Linda Golaszewski
Summer/Fall Contest
Members Only (judged by Emily Ransdell):
- 1st Place: “Motivated” by Paul Telles
- 2nd Place: “Odes” by Carolyn Adams
- 3rd Place: “What Remains After Snow” by Richard Granvold
Honorable Mention:
- “Decorum” by Leah Stenson
Theme – Waves of Peace (judged by Charles Goodrich):
- 1st Place: “That Effing Spider” by Tim Hicks
- 2nd Place: “Unintended” by Dan Kaufman
- 3rd Place: “Kintsugi” by Jenna K Funkhouser
Honorable Mentions:
- “The butterfly effect” by Severena Johnston
- “Maybe She’s a Mean Old Mama but He Likes Her” by Carey Taylor
- “Night Sky on the Mountain” by Linda Hoard
Extended Prompt (judged by Richard Tillinghast)
- 1st Place: “Divorce” by Suzanne Burns
- 2nd Place: “News of the World” by Richard Robbins
- 3rd Place: “In Pawhuska” by Ruby Hansen Murray
Honorable Mentions:
- “A Long Way Around” – Nancy Flynn
- “Bellingham” – Laurie Martin
- “If I Had Known” – Dan Liberthson
- “Heretic Hill” – Em Gallup
- “Deleting My Life” – Carol Barrett