Very much looking forward to this November 15th publishing conference, hosted by the Ohio Poetry Assn. Association at the Cuyahoga Library's Skirball Writers Center in South Euclid. Workshops. Small Press Fair. Absolutely free, though registration is required: attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/13881294.

Come see and hear poet Jason Baldinger today at Mac's Backs in Cleveland Heights. Sunday, September 14th at 5 pm. Details: facebook.com/events/2006032…

Arthur Sze Will Be the Next U.S. Poet Laureate nytimes.com/2025/09/15/boo…

Roxy's Emporium is open! chroniclet.com/news/443455/ro…

A reminder that registration is open for our 11 October quarterly workshop, "How to Write Better Using Lessons from Haiku" by Geoff Anderson of DiVerses. Attend virtually or in-person in Columbus, Ohio. For more information and to register, please visit ohiopoetryassn.org/events.

Ekphrastacy is a series of artist talks + poetry readings held in the Heights Arts gallery in conjunction with our special exhibitions, where Cleveland-area writers are invited by the Heights Poet Laureate respond to installed artworks with poems. Apply: heightsarts.org/open-calls/rol…

OPA has collaborated with America's River Roots to create a public poetry project that builds into our Ohio: The Body Poetic initiative. This digital flipbook anthology was created by our President, Holly Brians Ragusa, who coordinated our Oct 10th event: midd.me/aspt

Thanks so much to Belinda Subraman and BeatLife magazine for the conversation! ♥️ youtu.be/mKBKyZdnHgg

I'm pleased that two of my poems will appear in North Coast Voices 2025: Poems of the Great Lakes, edited by Chuck Joy and M Scott Douglass for Main Street Rag Publishing. So many good poets between these covers. Advance sale discount price is only $10 at mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/north-…

Join us November 15th at Cuyahoga Library in South Euclid for our free Get Sharp! 2025 Ohio Poetry Publishing Conference. Registration and more details at attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/13881294.

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 ohiopoetryassn.org/events. Our quarterly OPA business meeting is also that day at 10 a.m.

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

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

Poetry this Saturday at Roxy's Emporium in Elyria! facebook.com/reel/153936823…

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 eventbrite.com/e/ohio-voices-…

Our OPA Sun & Moon Poetry Festival will be out of this world! Join us Yellow Springs, OH, Ohio, 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 ohiopoetryassn.org/sun-moon-festi…

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

Join 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: ohiopoetryassn.org/events

2026 Ohio Poetry Day Contests Now Open for Submissions! ohiopoetryassn.blogspot.com/2026/04/2026-o…