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Oregon State Poetry Association cordially invites you to become a member.

Note: You will need to download and print the OSPA membership form (pdf) in order to fill it out.
Then, please mail your check or money order along with the form to: OSPA, PO Box 14582, Portland, OR 97293.

Here’s what we offer you as a member:
  •  CONTESTS: Compete for cash prizes in twice-yearly contests. Special category for New Poets. Members of OSPA pay a flat rate submission fee of $5 per contest (Non-members pay $4 per poem.) Free Members-only contest, too.
  •  COMMUNITY: Meet and get to know other poets in your neighborhood. Join a reading and critique group and participate in local poetry readings. (If none exists in your area, start one) See our OSPA Units page for more details!
  •  INFORMATION SHARING: Receive the quarterly OSPA Newsletter for member news, conference information, contests rules and publication opportunities. You'll also receive our handsome annual anthology, Verseweavers.
  •  CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: Attend Spring and Fall Poetry Conferences for workshops, talks, readings and special events at discounted rates.
  •  OPPORTUNITIES: Opportunity to expand your skills through hands-on workshops and critique groups with fine teachers. Opportunity to meet other working poets in the state; opportunity to display and sell collections of your poetry; opportunity to actively participate in the promotion of Northwest poetry.
  •  MEMBERSHIP IN NFSPS: Automatically become a member of National Federation of State Poetry Societies. (You'll receive the quarterly NFSPS newsletter, Strophes, with more contest news, and be eligible to enter 49 national poetry contests for a single low fee [50, if you're a high school student].)


ANNUAL DUES:
  • Regular: $27 (sign up for two years for $50) 
  • Senior (65 or over): $17 (sign up for two years for $31) 
  • College: (send copy of student ID) $16  (sign up for two years for $30) 
  • Age 18 and under: $12 (sign up for two years for $22) 
  • Family: $38 (sign up for 2 years for $70)
  • Sustaining Member: $50; Donor: $100; Benefactor: $250; Patron: $500
 

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OSPA's Mission:
To bring together, and nurture, the widest possible community of Oregon poets; to help Oregon poets, young and old, develop their talents and skills; to stimulate, at the grassroots level, a statewide appreciation of poetry; and, to raise public awareness of Oregon poets, past and present.

Newsflash

LiTFUSE -WA 10/8-10,

LiTFUSE is an annual weekend-long poets’ workshop, 10/8-10,sponsored by Tieton Arts and Humanities, for poets of all ages, abilities & styles. LiTFUSE combines writing, performance, meditation, music, camaraderie and natural beauty to IGNiTE your muse. This year’s featured artist, teacher & poet Ingrid Wendt, leads a faculty with deep experience and varied styles. Included are Oregon's former Poet Laureate, Lawson Inada, A.K. Mimi Allen, Lorraine Healy, Paul Nelson, Leonard Orr, Lynn Coffin, Tara Hardy, Carol Trenga, Alan Sutherland, Mitzuki Dazai, and Michael Schein. For more information and to register, please visit www.litfuse.us, or email michael@litfuse.us. (Where is Tieton? Tieton is halfway between Seattle and Walla Walla, Washington, and forth minutes from Ellensburg.)