A hearty congratulations to Edward A Julian, Sr, who has just been selected by Governor DeWine as Ohio's new Poet Laureate! More info: oac.ohio.gov/programs-and...

Ray McNiece and his Tongue-in-Groove Band will host a special Laureates edition of their regular Poetry Jam on Thursday 23 April, 6 p.m., at the new Visible Voice Books location at 4601 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland. More info: jesuscrisis.blogspot.com/2026/04/apri...

A poetry walk provides 4 more good reasons to join us on May 15-17 in Yellow Springs for the Sun & Moon Poetry Festival! Featured poets Aimee Noel, Zach Hannah, Deborah Strozier, and Cathryn Essinger will be stationed in various locations downtown. Register at www.ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-fes...

Another exciting reason to join us on May 15-17 in Yellow Springs for the Sun & Moon Poetry Festival is a haiku hike with Ray McNiece. Register at www.ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-fes... The author of Bone Key Sutra, He has toured Italy with Ferlinghetti and was Poet Laureate of Cleveland Heights.

Another fine reason to join us on May 15-17 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, for the Sun & Moon Poetry Festival is workshop leader Manuel Iris. Iris is an award-winning, Mexican-born, bilingual American poet who has served as Poet Laureate of Cincinnati. Register at ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-fes...

Another compelling reason to join us on May 15-17 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, for the Sun & Moon Poetry Festival is workshop leader Paula J. Lambert. Register at www.ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-fes... Birds of prey will be the focus for this generative poetry workshop at the Glen Helen Raptor Center.

Another reason to join us on May 15-17 in Yellow Springs for the Sun & Moon Poetry Festival is workshop leader Dior J. Stephens. Register at www.ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-fes... They're the author of ATOMIC I & CRUEL/CRUEL with fellowships from Cave Canem, Sewanee, and Lambda Literary Foundation

Our friends at @literarycleveland are looking for a Development Director! This is a full-time opportunity at a vibrant arts nonprofit with a fantastic staff. If you have development experience, be sure to check out the job posting. Applications are accepted through April 26. bit.ly/LitCleDevDir...

Congratulations to OPA member Pauletta Hansel of Cincinnati! www.weku.org/kentucky-art...

Another great reason to join us on May 15-17 at the Sun & Moon Poetry Festival in Yellow Springs is Lauren Camp. Camp was the 2nd New Mexico Poet Laureate. Her works include In Old Sky, winner of the New Mexico Book Award, and Is Is Enough. Register at www.ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-fes...

Join us May 15-17 in Yellow Springs for the Sun & Moon Poetry Festival, including a keynote reading/workshop by @geoffrey-landis.bsky.social, a scientist who's won the Hugo and Nebula awards for science fiction and Rhysling award (3x) for poetry. Register at www.ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-fes...

Submissions now open through May 30th for the National Federation of State Poetry Societies' Invocation Contest:

Join Ohioana for the next event in their “100 Years of Ohio Authors” series sponsored by @gcac_cbus! On April 27 at 7 pm via Zoom, we celebrate past and present Ohio poets as Aimee Nezhukumatathil discusses Mary Oliver and more with @mothergusa.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.com/e/100-years-...

Wonderful to have the opportunity to hear and read with poets Dianne Borsenik, Jeremy Jusek, Ray McNiece, and Doc Janning today during the fourth annual A Gathering of Laurels at the fab South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library.

The Ohio Poetry Association wishes each of you a refreshing, reflective and generative month of writing and reading! Poetry is life. #poetrymonth2026 #ohiopoetryassociation #ohiopoets #poetrycommunity #poetry

The Ohio Poetry Association is pleased to be a Community Partner with Gramercy Books Bexley for this special National Poetry Month event featuring award-winning poets @amitmajmudar.bsky.social, Hussain Ahmed, and Paula J. Lambert on April 16th. Register at gramercybooksbexley.com/event/2026-0....

Join the Ohio Poetry Assn. on Saturday, April 11th, for our quarterly business meeting & a National Poetry Month Workshop Double Feature with Jennifer Hambrick - “Beyond the Death Match: How to Write Haiku … Really” and “Let’s Change the Subject.” Details and register: www.ohiopoetryassn.org/events

I'll be part of this reading on Saturday, April 4th at the Cuyahoga County Public Library's South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch. Poet Laureate @docjanning.bsky.social will emcee. Free event. Register at attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/13505877.

Join us at this year's National Federation of State Poetry Societies Conference and BlackBerry Peach National Poetry Slam in July in Overland Park, Kansas. More information at nfsps.net/2026-65th-an...

Our OPA Sun & Moon Poetry Festival will be out of this world! Join us in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in May to "Navigate with Poetry" for workshops with Geoffrey A. Landis, Manuel Iris, Lauren Camp, Dior J. Stephens, Paula J. Lambert, Ray McNiece & more. Register at www.ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-fes...

A piece about legendary poet/publisher d.a. levy by Alex Benedict in the Cleveland Review of Books: clereviewofbooks.com/the-lion-lyi...

The Ohio Poetry Association is pleased to be a Community Partner with Gramercy Books Bexley for this special event featuring award-winning poet Miriam Flock on March 18th: www.eventbrite.com/e/award-winn...

March 21st at 10 a.m., Join the Ohio Poetry Association for a historical look at notable poets with Ohio ties on World Poetry Day! This is a virtual event. Please register at www.eventbrite.com/e/ohio-voice...

Happy Birthday Toni Morrison! Save the date for August 5, as we honor this literary titan.

Registration is live for the 2026 BlackBerry Peach National Poetry Slam, held July 23-26 in Overland Park, Kansas, during the annual NFSPS Convention. In addition to the cash prize, this year’s winner will be USA representative at the 2027 World Poetry Slam Championship in Tokyo.

More info: appalachianohio.org/aacf/opportu...

The Ohio Poetry Association is very pleased to be a Community Partner with Gramercy Books for this special event featuring acclaimed @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in conversation with Marcus Jackson at the Drexel Theatre in Bexley, Ohio, on April 2nd. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/maggie-smi...

From the Wick Poetry Center: "Finish the polishing touches on your manuscripts because the 2026 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, judged by Camille Dungy, is open for submissions! Visit our website for full eligibility and submission guidelines." www.kent.edu/wick/stan-an...

See and hear Cincinnati poet Ellen Austin-Li tonight on Zoom! Her new book, Incidental Pollen, is fantastic. More info: www.facebook.com/events/91462...

We're kicking off a yearlong statewide celebration of Toni Morrison on February 18, 2026! Spread the word, sign up for our newsletter, and join in the celebration. ohiocelebratestonimorrison.org

HOLD THE PHONE. WILL YOU LOOK AT THIS LINE UP! Get these on your calendar, friends. REGISTRATION LINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON. A huge thank you to our sponsor the Ohio Arts Council and our "showcaster" Sheila-Na-Gig Editions.

THAT'S A WRAP! It has been my great honor to serve as Ohio's Poet Laureate for the past six years. THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY TIME IN SERVICE EXTRAORDINARY, FRIENDS! I am humbled as I look back at so many opportunities. Best wishes to our new laureate, soon to be announced! #ohiopoetlaureateemeritus

The Ohio Poetry Association is very pleased to be a Community Partner for this special event featuring Ohio writers Roy Bentley, Cliff Treyens, Sandra Feen, and our immediate past president Chuck Salmons at Gramercy Books Bexley on January 29th. More info: gramercybooksbexley.com/event/2026-0...

Deep gratitude to Jennifer Browne for her inspiring workshop on "Making a Killer Serial" yesterday. Next, the OPA is thrilled to be a Community Partner for this special event featuring David Baker with Julia Kolchinsky at Gramercy Books Bexley on 1/22. Info: gramercybooksbexley.com/event/2026-0...

A hearty congratulations to our 1st vice president, Dr. Susann Moeller, for being appointed the first-ever Poet Laureate of the city of Worthington. worthington.org/2420/America...

I look forward to participating in @lityoungstown.bsky.social's free Winter Writing Camp on February 28th, where I'll present a generative workshop, "Beat Writer's Block," about using inspiration from Beat authors to jumpstart your stalled writing. Register at www.lityoungstown.org/winter-writi....

Check out OPA Ambassador Manuel Iris on the Rattlecast tonight! www.facebook.com/events/25837...

Join OPA Ambassadors Mervyn Seivwright, Ray McNiece, Sandra Gill, Bonnie Proudfoot and Zach Hannah on January 4th at 6pm for a conversation that poets, as conscious bearers, deserve to be a part of. A meaningful and necessary discussion on the past and present of literary expression in our nation.

Congratulations to our @ohiopoetry.bsky.social Ides of October contest winners: ohiopoetryassn.blogspot.com/2025/12/odes...

A fun Ohio-based poetry podcast by George Bilgere and John Donoghue you might wanna check out. It's aired on WJCU in Cleveland for 18 years now. www.georgebilgere.com/wordplay

Join us Saturday January 10th at 1 p.m. online or in Columbus for “The Making of a Killer Serial: What’s to be Found in a Poem’s Recombinant DNA,” a workshop by Jennifer Browne. Register at www.ohiopoetryassn.org/events. You may also join us for our quarterly OPA business meeting that day at 10 a.m.

This #GivingTuesday, consider donating to the Ohio Poetry Association! Also, consider joining OPA if you are not already a member. Then consider volunteering time helping us continue to produce programming that helps poets further their craft. Thank you! www.ohiopoetryassn.org/donations

From our friends at Poets Against Racism USA: poetsagainstracism-usa.org/how-we-see-f...

Saturday we collaborated with the Cuyahoga County Public Library's William N Skirball Writers Center to present the Get Sharp! Poetry Publishing Conference. Workshop leaders Michael Salinger, Susan Grimm, Geoff Anderson, & Dianne Borsenik were fantastic. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us!