A poem I wrote several years ago (and have been tweaking to get right) has won 2nd place in the OPA “Members Only” category, which will also appear in Verseweavers next year: Today I Am Venus Of course, Alexandros, I’ll gladly pose for you. Your reputation precedes you—the way you mold your models. I’ve heard stories […]
Oregon Poetry Association Fall 2017 Contest – Honorable Mention
It’s always fun to support the Oregon Poetry Association by entering their annual contests. And what a nice surprise to find out I was an honorable mention, alongside some of my favorite Oregon poets: Honorable Mention: “Erasure Poem #72” by Shawn Aveningo Sanders, Beaverton, OR Honorable Mention: “Souvenir” by Nancy Flynn, Portland, OR Honorable Mention: […]
PoeticDiversity Nominates Poem for “Best of the Net”
Big shout out and thank you to Marie C Lecrivain. My poem inspired by a Groupon was just nominated for “Best of the Net” by PoeticDiversity: “A Groupon for Women’s Plus-Size Mermaid Swimsuit” It’s landed three times in my inbox this week. And of course, curiosity finally got the best of me. I clicked. Shimmering verdant […]
Baseball Opening Day–Special Poem Podcast, April 2017
Thank you to Kris Baker Dersch for selecting my poem for this very special Baseball Opening Day podcast on No Extra Words. A literary celebration of a national pastime. (click on the photo to listen) Come with Shawn Aveningo Sanders for “One Final Inning in St. Louis.” Susan Vollenweider is back with a special guest telling us […]
Free Range Poetry Reading, Dec 2016
Thank you to Tony Pfannenstiel for hosting this reading last month. We had a wonderful time sharing our stories with your audience. FREE RANGE POETRY presents THE FERAL POETS Monday, Dec 5, 2016 Northwest Branch Library 2300 NW Thurman Street Portland, Oregon The Feral Poets are group of women (Carolyn Martin, Cathy Cain, Pattie Palmer-Baker, […]
Oregon Poetry Association Spring 2015 Contest – Honorable Mention
Now that I’m living in Portland, I decided to become a member of the Oregon Poetry Association and entered their Spring contest. What a wonderful surprise to be one of the honorable mentions for my first ever Ghazal poem. Congratulations to all the winners: Traditional Form. Judge: Ruth Harrison 1st Place: “Yellow Moon” by Michael […]