Poetry Showcase At The Ohio State Fair This summer, OPA is pleased to partner with the Ohio State Fair and invite you to venture to Columbus for the Ohio Poetry Showcase. Poets from throughout the state will convene at the Cox Fine Arts Center for an afternoon of poetry, capped by an evening reading by […]
OPA Open Mic Ohio Poetry Association Open Mic – virtual for members – non-members welcome to listen: This group meets online the last Monday of every month at 7pm. For more information, email hanseatin411@gmail.com or visit https://sites.google.com/a/ohiopoetryassn.com/the-ohio-poetry-association/ Also check out the group’s FB page.
SPECIAL READING SATURDAY, MARCH 26 2-4 PM More Info Here “I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing” OPA is proud to sponsor a very special poetry reading to help celebrate the release of a new publication, I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing: Ohio’s Appalachian Voices. The project is the brainchild of Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour […]
More Info Here Lights, Cameras, Poetry! In this movie series sponsored by OPA and in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library, participants will examine the ways filmmakers construct meaning through the artistry of cinema by viewing several great films that focus on important poets and the art of writing poetry. For each film session, attendees will receive […]
POETRY WORKSHOP SATURDAY, APRIL 9 1-4 PM More Info Here Barbara Fant In celebration of National Poetry Month, we welcome the dynamic Barbara Fant, a longtime powerhouse in the Columbus poetry community. About the Workshop Barbara’s workshop is titled “Using Joy as an Act of Resistance: Finding the Art of Joy in Poetry.” About the […]
More Info Here Lights, Cameras, Poetry! In this movie series sponsored by OPA and in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library, participants will examine the ways filmmakers construct meaning through the artistry of cinema by viewing several great films that focus on important poets and the art of writing poetry. For each film session, attendees will receive […]
Lights, Cameras, Poetry! More Info Here In this movie series sponsored by OPA and in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library, participants will examine the ways filmmakers construct meaning through the artistry of cinema by viewing several great films that focus on important poets and the art of writing poetry. For each film session, attendees will receive […]
More Info Here Lights, Cameras, Poetry! In this movie series sponsored by OPA and in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library, participants will examine the ways filmmakers construct meaning through the artistry of cinema by viewing several great films that focus on important poets and the art of writing poetry. For each film session, attendees will receive […]
Lights, Cameras, Poetry! More Info Here In this movie series sponsored by OPA and in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library, participants will examine the ways filmmakers construct meaning through the artistry of cinema by viewing several great films that focus on important poets and the art of writing poetry. For each film session, attendees will receive […]
National Federation of State Poetry Societies June 23 through June 27 Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center The Ohio Poetry Association is hosting this year’s Annual 2022 National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) from June 23 through June 27 at the Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center. Details at https://www.ohiopoetryassn.org/
More Info Here Lights, Cameras, Poetry! In this movie series sponsored by OPA and in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library, participants will examine the ways filmmakers construct meaning through the artistry of cinema by viewing several great films that focus on important poets and the art of writing poetry. For each film session, attendees will receive […]
More Info Here Lights, Cameras, Poetry! In this movie series sponsored by OPA and in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library, participants will examine the ways filmmakers construct meaning through the artistry of cinema by viewing several great films that focus on important poets and the art of writing poetry. For each film session, attendees will receive […]
More Info Here Lights, Cameras, Poetry! In this movie series sponsored by OPA and in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library, participants will examine the ways filmmakers construct meaning through the artistry of cinema by viewing several great films that focus on important poets and the art of writing poetry. For each film session, attendees will receive […]
Thursday, August 4 10 AM-7 PM More Info Here Ohio State Fair Poetry Showcase It's back! OPA and the Ohio Arts Council are excited to present the Ohio Poetry Showcase at this year's Ohio State Fair. We'll present poets from throughout the Buckeye State, including some top-performing Poetry Out Loud students and our current State […]
More Info Here Lights, Cameras, Poetry! In this movie series sponsored by OPA and in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library, participants will examine the ways filmmakers construct meaning through the artistry of cinema by viewing several great films that focus on important poets and the art of writing poetry. For each film session, attendees will receive […]
More Info Here Lights, Cameras, Poetry! In this movie series sponsored by OPA and in partnership with Columbus Metropolitan Library, participants will examine the ways filmmakers construct meaning through the artistry of cinema by viewing several great films that focus on important poets and the art of writing poetry. For each film session, attendees will receive […]
Saturday, October 8 1-4 PM More Info Here Poetry Workshop featuring Manuel Iris For our final poetry workshop for 2022, we welcome Manuel Iris. He is a Mexican poet living in the United States and is a poet Laureate Emeritus of Cincinnati (2018–2020). He received the “Merida” national award (Mexico, 2009) for Notebook of dreams and the Rodulfo […]
Saturday, January 14 1-4 PM Poetry Workshop featuring Louise Robertson More Info Here We kick off 2023 with an energetic generative poetry workshop featuring Columbus poet Louise Robertson! About the Workshop The workshop will be presented in person and virtually. Titled "Getting to a Great First Draft and Beyond," the session is about generating new […]
February 18 10 AM-5 PM More Info Here Main Street Ravenna Winter Writing Festival 2023 Get ready for workshops, student writing contest, and inspiring speakers. Want to learn more about or write poetry, graphic novels, mysteries, children’s books, self-publishing, etc.? After two years of virtual gatherings, join the Winter Writing Festival in downtown Ravenna. As […]
OPA is partnering with Pennington Custom Art Services in Columbus to present a very special ekphrastic show. During "Call and Response: Intersections of Art and Poetry," OPA members and Ohio poets-at-large will share ekphrastic poems written in response to artwork selected for Pennington's spring exhibition. Poems selected for the show will be displayed alongside their […]
In this in-person workshop poets will look at each other’s works-in-progress and the work of established poets, with an emphasis on the role that syntactical patterns play in determining the emotional effect of the poem as well as looking at its practical use as a rhetorical engine in the development of the poem itself. About […]
20 S. 5TH ST. MARTINS FERRY, OHIO 43935 THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Agenda 8:30–10 AM Registration; Short Writing Workshop in the Spirit of James Wright 10–11 AM Jonathan Blunk, James Wright Biographer 11 AM–12 PM Round Table: Why Wright still Matters 12–1 PM LUNCH 1–3 PM Tour Wright’s Martins Ferry 3–4 […]
The McConnel Arts Center in Worthington features an Eco-Poetry writing workshop on Water. “Water, Water Everywhere but Not a Drop to Drink” (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge) This water-themed ecopoetry workshop includes an introduction to ecopoetry, basic poetry tools, sample water poems, documentary clips, discussions, and prompts to get everyone inspired […]
About this event 3 hours Mobile eTicket This is a hybrid event. In-person and virtual registrations are separate. This is the registration for virtual attendance on Zoom. If you wish to attend in person, please go to this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beat-poetry-workshop-with-john-burroughs-and-sandra-feen-in-person-option-tickets-543282591857 During "You've Got the Beat," John Burroughs and Sandra Feen will explore the elements of Beat […]
Special Workshop featuring Beat Poets Laureate John Burroughs and Sandra Feen $10 (Mention Write Now Columbus for 10% discount) During "You've Got the Beat," John Burroughs and Sandra Feen will explore the elements of Beat poetry and engage participants in a generative workshop. They will highlight poets and work that are in the literary canon […]
Free event from the Ohio Poets Assoc. An annual summer poluck with readings all afternoon. Bring a dish or beverage for sharing! Buttonbush shelter
OHIO POETRY SHOWCASE @ the Ohio State Fair Again this year, OPA will partner with the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Program and the Ohio Arts Council to coordinate the Ohio Poetry Showcase. For our third-annual showcase, in addition to some of Ohio's Poetry Out Loud winning students, we will feature as many of Ohio's […]
INTERNATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MONTH Community Fair, Workshop, & Poetry Reading OPA and Poets Against Racism & Hate USA (PARH USA) will infuse the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center’s celebration of International Underground Railroad Month with poetry! On September 10, OPA and PARH USA will be at the Freedom Center to participate in a community fair, […]
Join us for our third-annual Halloween open mic! We'll be in a new location this year, but we expect the evening to be just as spooky and will have new contests as well. We'll have edibles and libations, music, a poetry contest, and a costume contest. So bring your best eerie poems and dress for […]
Our final SpoFest feature event of 2023 features authors Lauren Scharhag, Hayley Mitchell Haugen and Madeline Artenberg. Register with Zoom to watch this event live: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZ0udu6pqjMoE90GiBzznYGIVu1MA... You can also watch this event live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpoFest/live/ A sneak peek at our features: Watch Rick C. Christiansen's exclusive interview with Lauren, Hayley and Madeline! https://www.facebook.com/100000344932418/videos/676405197710844/ Support […]
For our first quarterly workshop of 2024, we welcome poet and educator, Pauletta Hansel! She’ll lead a virtual workshop via Zoom and answer all your challenging questions about how to assemble a collection of poems. "Developing Your Poetry Manuscript" There are as many ways to organize a collection of poems as there are poets who […]
OPA and Poets Against Racism & Hate USA (PARH USA) will conduct a whistle-stop poetry tour of Underground Railroad stations throughout Ohio! With the help of OPA members and community partners, we will present a series of poetry readings at historic sites where we will feature poets and poems that honor Ohio's legacy on the Underground […]
OHIO UNDERGROUND RAILROAD WHISTLE-STOP POETRY TOUR OPA and Poets Against Racism & Hate USA (PARH USA) will conduct a whistle-stop poetry tour of Underground Railroad stations throughout Ohio! With the help of OPA members and community partners, we will present a series of poetry readings at historic sites where we will feature poets and poems that honor […]
Throughout 2024: The Ohio Poetry Association in partnership with Poets Against Racism & Hate are conducting a whistle-stop poetry tour of Underground Railroad stations throughout Ohio. A series of poetry readings at historic sites will feature poets and poems that honor Ohio's legacy on the Underground Railroad to raise awareness of current social justice issues. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2024 […]
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024 Host Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society Location Oberlin Underground Railroad Center 273 S. Main St. Oberlin, OH 44074 GOOGLE MAP Agenda 2 PM–4 PM: Local history presentation and poetry reading 4:30 PM–5:30 PM: Guided visit to Wilson Bruce Evans Home plus walking-and-poetry tour highlighting commemorative sculptures of Martin Luther King Jr. […]
