Poetry association
launches spring contest
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The Oregon State Poetry Association’s annual spring poetry contest,
offering prizes o f $700 in six categories and publication o f top winners in
a chapbook anthology, is accepting entries. Postmark deadline is March
27, 2000.
Categories are: 1) “ Poet’s Choice, “ any form, any subject; 2) “ Looking
Back, “ any form, subject related to the theme;) “ Free Verse,” any free
verse from, any subject; 4) “ Traditional Verse,” any rhymed and metered
from, any subject; 5) “Narrative Verse,” any form any subject, must tell a
story; and 6) “New poets,” any form, any subject. Poems may not exceed
40 lines. Persons entering as “New Poets” must attach a statement
declaring they have never won a cash prize for poetry.
There is a limit o f one poem per category, with no duplication. Each must
be original and unpublished, and none may have won a cash prize in a prior
contest. Poems must be typed or computer-generated, single-spaced, on
standard white paper. Two copies o f each poem must be submitted, one
with category and poet’s name addresses and phone number in the upper
right comer, and the other with just the category.
OSPA ’s twice-yearly contests are free to members. Non-members pay a
fee o f $3 per poem. Poets may join OSPA and enjoy such other benefits
as membership in the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, and
receipt ofquarterly OSPA and NFSPS newsletters containing information
on contests, workshops and reading, plus news o f other members. Annual
dues are $ 18 regular; $ 12, 65 or over; $5, students 18or under.
Entries and appropriate fees should be sent to: Spring Contest, P.O. Box
602, W est Linn, OR 97068. Inquiries, accompanied by a self- addressed,
stamped envelope, should be directed to the same address.
Prizes and certificates will be awarded at O SPA ’s spring poetry gathering
Saturday, April 29 in Portland. W inners unable to attend will receive
checks and certificates by mail.
OSPA President David Hedges said poetry is enjoying a burst o f vitality
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“W e’ve grown from 100 to 400 members in three years,” he said, adding
OSPA is attracting more and more young people, thanks to such outreach
efforts as the Family Poetry W orkshop Project and a statewide poetry
contest for student from kindergarten through high school.
The Oregon Student Poetry Contest has a deadline o f February 1, 2000.
Guidelines can be obtained by sending a sel f-addressed, stamped envelope
to Student Contest, PO Box 602, West Linn, Oregon 97068, or by phoning
503-655-1274.
Founded in 1956, OSPA is Oregon’s oldest statewide literary organization.
Its mission is “to bring together, and nurture, the widest possible community
o f Oregon poets; to help Oregon poets, young and old, develop their talents
and skills; stimulate, at the grassroots level, a statewide appreciation of
poetry; and to raise public awareness o f Oregon poets, past and present.
Museum celebrates
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On Sunday, January 16, 2000, the
Portland Art Museum will present
the first Museum Family Sunday of
2000, in co n ju n c tio n w ith the
M useum’s hugely popular current
exhibition M onel to Moore: The
Millennium Gift ofSara Lee Corpo
ration. Sponsored by Fred Meyer,
this special family event offers chil
dren and adults the opportunity to
join together to create a variety o f
hands-on arts activities inspired by
the exhibition.
Presented in the Museum’s Grand
Ballroom in the North Wing, 1211
SW Park Avenue in dow ntow n
Portland, the Museum Family Sun
day activities will be held from 1:00
pm to 5:00 pm. Exhibition for the
exhibition Monet to Moore is in
cluded in Museum Family Sunday
ticket prices. On view through Janu
ary 23, Monet to Moore features
over 50 major works of art by the
French Impressionists and other
popular artists o f the modem pe
riod.
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