Oregon Poetry Association Poetry Contest Spring 2020 Winners

OPA congratulates all the winners below, and thanks them
and all the poets who entered for sharing their work.

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                                      Contest Chair: Stella Jeng Guillory

Poet’s Choice — Lynn Otto, Judge

1^st Place: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX

2^nd Place: “Arachnidæa: Line Drawings” by Stephen Pollock, Mebane, NC

3^rd Place: “Mind Gloss” by David Hedges, West Lynn, OR

Honorable Mentions

1^st Honorable Mention: “Missing” by Suzanne Sigafoos, Portland, OR

2^nd Honorable Mention: “Women’s Day at the Sauna” by Michelle Williams, Portland, OR

3^rd Honorable Mention: “Facing Backward on the Train” by Dan Kaufman, Central Point, OR

Members Only — Andrea Hollander, Judge

1^st Place: “Cradling Dad” by Cathy Cain, Lake Oswego, OR

2^nd Place: “Framing” by Don Kunz, Bend, OR

3^rd Place: “Dawn Donuts” by Dan Kaufman, Central Point, OR

Honorable Mentions

1^st Honorable Mention: “South Africa: A Refugee from Lithuania Reflects on Her New Life”  by Vivienne Popperl, Portland, OR

2^nd Honorable Mention: “Cold Comfort” by Carol Boutard, Gaston, OR

3^rd Honorable Mention: “The House of Winter in Summer” by James R Merrill, Keizer, OR

New Poets — Penelope Scambly Schott

1^st Place: “Go Round Mary” by Evelyn Gardner, Portland, OR

2^nd Place: “Rain” by Jim Johnson, Portland, OR

3^rd Place: “Dog bodhisattvas” by Mary Ann Petersen, Eugene, OR

Honorable Mentions

1^st Honorable Mention: “She Smiles” by Christian Shute, Cheyenne, WY

2^nd Honorable Mention: “It’s Mostly Complaining” by Phillip Wilson, Beaverton, OR;

3^rd Honorable Mention: “Seven Encounters with Rainbow” by Tuula Rebhahn, Ashland, OR

Traditional Form- Triolet–— Marc Janssen, Judge

1^st Place: “When your Man’s a Drunk” by Joan Dobbie, Eugene, OR

2^nd Place: “O World” by David Hedges, West Lynn, OR

3^rd Place: “ Mates” by Nita Countryman, Brush Prairie, WA

Honorable Mentions

1^st Honorable Mention: “Pale Ring” by Charles Castle, Eugene, OR;

2^nd Honorable Mention: “Here and Gone” by Jim Johnson, Portland, OR

3^rd Honorable Mention: “Leaf Ballet” by Emory D. Jones; Inka, MS

Theme – Anticipation– Judge: John Brehm:

1^st Place: “IN ATHENS WITH MARGUERITE” by Connie Soper, Portland, OR

2^nd Place: “Beethoven Never Saw an Ocean” by Colette Tennant, Salem, OR

3^rd Place: “The Way” by Donna Prinzmetal, Portland, OR

Honorable Mentions

1^st Honorable Mention:  “Anticipation Spells” by Linda Ferguson, Portland, OR

2^nd Honorable Mention: “The Pleasures of Whorehouse Meadow” by David Hedges

3^rd Honorable Mention: “The Things We Do to Generate Hope” by Michelle Williams, Portland, OR

Under 30 –Judge: David Biespiel:

1^st: “Tuesdays But Also Sometimes Never” by Brady Pearson, Portland, OR;

2^nd: “She Seems Like a Nice Girl with a Mean Streak” by Eva Parish, New York. NY;

3^rd: “keeping up with the kardashians” by Sophie App-Singer, Bend, OR

Honorable Mentions

“Hourglass & Obol” by Alex Hart, Portland, OR

“untitled” by Lexis Sixel, Eugene, OR

“Oaklen’s Ode” by Anastasia Blanchet, Saugerties, NY