A new poetry contest opens on March 10 through April 14th for OPA members only in celebration of National Poetry Month. The contest has been sponsored by an anonymous donor.
Enter one poem, any style, any subject, any form, two page maximum. No submission fee. https://opa.submittable.com/
Winners will be announced by mid-May 2025, and be invited to read at the OPA Annual Conference in early October. Winning poems will be published in the next issue of OPA’s Verseweavers.
The contest will be judged by Emmett Wheatfall
Emmett Wheatfall lives in Portland, Oregon. He is a two-time nominee for Oregon Poet Laureate and the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Oregon Poetry Association Patricia Ruth Banta Award. Emmett has served as the keynote speaker at two Oregon Poetry Association Annual Conferences and many other conferences and workshops. In 2020, Corban University produced a nine-part documentary highlighting Emmett’s life and his introduction to poetry.
