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Breaking
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Poetry has a
place on the
web in
Oregon!
OREGON
POETRY.COM
Steven
Robert Heine
is a Salem
resident and
native
Oregonian.
Oregon
poetry.
com will try to feature information about poetry events in Oregon. We welcome your news about poetry events. You can send them to: Steve Heine or mail them to: PO BOX 7574, Salem, OR 97303. Welcome to the NATIONAL POETRY LEAGUE! Sports teams have their leagues, so why not poets? Now we have a National League. We finally got a league of our own! The National Poetry League is a NONPROFIT organization. Out goals are to: 1) Promote and fund poetry contests at Fairs and schools. 2) Promote self-publishing of poetry. 3) Promote State and City Poet Laureates. 4) Promote local poetry groups and poets. If you would like to contribute to the NATIONAL POETRY LEAGUE, please send your tax deductible donation to: The National Poetry League, PO BOX 7574 Salem OR 97303. Your contribution will impact poetry worldwide for decades to come. It is a chance to have a real impact. Your contribution, no matter what size will be recorded in the log book of the National Poetry League for generations to come to view! If you like, your contribution can be directed toward the site for your state.
THINGS TO DO TODAY:
Contact your school to help set up a poetry contest for students!
OREGON POET'S SITES:
WEB CAMS: Portland Mountain Rescue | Links | Live Cameras Crater Cam, Live From Crater Lake National Park YOUR NEW PROJECT: Contact the grade school, middle or high school nearest you and offer to help put on a poetry contest for the students. You and teachers can judge. Students will put in a fine effort and be proud of their work and you will have helped promote poetry! Keep classes simple, perhaps free verse and rhyme. OREGON COLLEGE LINKS: Dear Readers and fellow poets:
I have spent a lifetime promoting and writing poetry. Much of my time has been spent setting up poetry contests at State and County Fairs. Now we have the opportunity to promote poetry in many more communities through the National Poetry League.
With your help, this nonprofit organization will support literacy and poetry projects for decades to come. I invite you to contribute, any amount, and leave a legacy of your own. I promise you, your contribution will be logged and your legacy will make a difference in your state and internationally for decades to come.
Sincerely, Steven Robert Heine.
The National Poetry League, PO BOX 7574 Salem OR 97303. COUNTY FAIRS DESERVE THANKS! Several county fairs in Oregon have added poetry to their exhibits. Oregon poets now have many more places to exhibit their work and get it read. If your county fair doesn't have a poetry contest, tell them to contact me and I will help them to set one up. A portion of the proceeds from this site will fund prizes for poetry at county fairs throughout Oregon! Steven Robert Heine Official Web Site OUR FAVORITE LINKS! (Some of these may be under construction, check back soon).
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EDITORIAL: Now that Oregon has a State Poet Laureate, it is time for Portland, Eugene and Corvallis to create CITY Poet Laureates. (Salem is way too backward to have a Poet Laureate, I know I led the fight to have a Salem Poet Laureate in 2000. Salem is willing to follow the leadership of other cities but not to lead). Ok Salem, prove me wrong! Organize your poetry group and write to your city officials in Oregon. Suggest a poet laureate and offer to help in the process. Maybe help select finalists for the position to be recommended to the mayor. IT CAN BE DONE! ACT TODAY! srh OREGON POET LAUREATE NAMED!!!!! Lawson Inada named Oregon's Poet Laureate! from the Statesman Journal: "Gov. Ted Kulongoski has named Lawson Inada of Medford to a two-year appointment as the poet laureate of Oregon. Inada will be the fifth such appointment and the first poet to be so honored since William Stafford served in the position, which he left in 1990. "Lawson Inada is a beloved teacher and someone who involves people in reading, listening and writing poetry," Kulongoski said. "He has a long record of involvement in community projects in the arts and humanities, and he has done distinguished work in reclaiming the cultural heritage of Asian Americans. He is a wonderful poet and a great communicator." Christine D'Arcy, the executive director of the Oregon Arts Commission, said it is notable that Inada is a Japanese American and a person of color, a first for this position. The position was created in 1923, with Stafford serving from 1975 to 1990. "He is a very, very distinguished writer," she said of Inada. "It's very exciting. He is really seen as a pioneer in the field of multicultural literature." Inada is an emeritus professor of writing at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, where he has taught since 1966. He was interned during World War II along with other Japanese Americans. Inada is required to give as many as six public readings in urban and rural settings across the state. Inada is a third-generation Japanese American, born in 1938 and raised in Fresno, Calif. He was one of the co-editors of the anthology "Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian American Writers." In his autobiographical volume, "Legends from Camp," he wrote about his boyhood experience of internment during World War II. Inada studied writing at the University of Iowa before moving to Oregon. Inada writes in an accessible style that is indebted to jazz and to the poetry of William Carlos Williams and other champions of the vernacular style. He won the American Book Award in 1994 for "Legends from Camp" and was named the Oregon state poet of the year in 1991. Nominations for the position were solicited from the public. First lady Mary Oberst served as the chairwoman of an evaluation group of writers, poets and cultural leaders who considered the work of eight nominees for the post. Oregon's statewide cultural agencies, the Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Council for the Humanities, Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Heritage Commission and State Preservation Office, designated new funding from the Oregon Cultural Trust to support a first-time, $10,000 annual stipend for the laureate. As much as $10,000 in additional funds will support the laureate's work and travel across the state. Christopher Zinn, speaking for the cultural partners, said Inada has an ambitious vision of what the laureate can accomplish, not simply through his own writing and reading but by acting as an "orchestra conductor" who can conduct community-based and community-oriented projects. rcowan@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6728 Salem: 1st Thursday series, Jackson's books, downtown Salem. Oregon State Poetry Association contests and events for poets. Contact OSPA for more details! .
Literary Arts - Check for events!
THINGS TO DO: Call you county fair and ask about poetry rules and dates! PROFESSIONAL WRITER: resumes, press releases, articles, advertising copy, books, publications. Fees by project. Send e-mail describing your project and I will send you a free estimate.
CHECK WITH YOUR FAIR NOW FOR A POETRY CONTEST THIS SUMMER! Here are a few. Check with the fair office for dates and rules. Official Site of the Oregon State Fair County Fair Dates Click for info. Lincoln County Fair Polk County Fair Tillamook County Fair Coos County Fair Click & try this site! It is a lot of fun!
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REGULAR
OPEN MIKE
READINGS
PORTLAND: Valentines's Coffee House 2nd Thurs. 8pm-9pm, "Roadside Bomb", anti-war poetry reading and open mike. Come share your own peace and anti-establishment poems. Downtown on SW Ankeny between 2nd & 3rd Ave.
Backspace
Gallery &
Internet
Cafe
"Word of
Mouth"
poetry
open mic
Fridays,
7:30-9:00pm
Sign-up
starts at
7:15
115 NW 5th
Avenue
(between
NW Couch &
Davis)
Alberta Street Public House
Moderator:
Arlo
Voorhees
"Broken
Word"
poetry
open mic
Tuesdays,
7:30-9:30pm
Sign-up
starts at
7:00
1036 NE
Alberta
I Love Mondays hosted by Dan Raphael 7 pm Borders Books (SW 3rd & Morrison).
ALBANY: 1st Fridays, 9pm-11pm, The Orchard Cafe, 234 Lyon St., Albany
SALEM: Third Thursday Poets at Jackson's Books, 320 SE Liberty St. SE, Salem Featured poets readings start at 7:30pm,
STAYTON: 2nd Sundays, Bird & Hat Inn 717 N. 3rd Ave.3 to 5 p.m (open mike between sets by featured poets.
CAVE JUNCTION:
The
Blue Moon
Cafe
3rd
Wednesdays
Writers'
Series
and open
mic @7pm
119 S.
Redwood
Hwy,
Cave
Junction,
OR
EDITORIAL: How did this happen? How did the best choice and the most deserving poet in Oregon get to be Oregon's Poet Laureate? (Not to mention that Lawson Inada was our own choice...) We remember... those great crusades to get an Oregon Poet Laureate appointed. We charged the Legislature and press, banners waving high... only to be thrown back into the sea again and again. There was interest but no money. But again and again over the years we charged! Such a noble crusade! We knew only two things: immediate failure was certain and the job needed doing. We hope that with this success, future generations will remember our efforts. We celebrate today!!!!! DEAR READERS: I am having so much fun on: YOU MAY HAVE MONEY WAITING! STATE LANDS - UNCLAIMED PROPERTY! Click the above link to find out! This is a government site of the State Lands Dept. If you have unclaimed property, follow their process to apply for it! BEACH LOT FOR SALE! Bandon Oregon, Almost 10,000 sq feet on the corner of Seabird and Natalie, about about 2 blocks from the beach. Only $175,000. This is one of the finest lots in Bandon! Contact: $29.99 Click to purchase
Click above link! 302 Collected Poems by Steven Robert Heine includes: A WINTER'S HARVEST AUTUMN MAGIC SPRING RAIN OF SUMMERS LOST A SECRET SEASON & Essays on poetry $29.99 ALL PROCEEDS TO: The National Poetry League.
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Check for book specials! Please bookmark this link. It may be the best deal you've ever found! Book your next trip and save! Catalog of wines! Our Favorite Links: LINKS: Our Favorite Links: Oregonforfun.com This site features travel information on Oregon and fun things to do. America For Fun Dot Com A fun site with cams and humor. DREAMER Look far away for a little while, and tell me the dreams that you see. From the fountain of love that flows from your heart, great things will soon come to be. © copyright 2003 by Steven Robert Heine. A REQUEST You cannot see the silver seeds, my restless soul hunts after. But hold me now, inspire me with love and pain and laughter. © copyright 2003 by Steven Robert Heine. OASIS You were first to fill my glass.
Sparkling love you freely shared.
Thousands passed my wretched way.
But none till you, reached down and cared. © copyright 2003 by Steven Robert Heine SUNSHINE
You are in my heart and there to stay. Like the sunshine you warm me, in a special way. © copyright 2003 by Steven Robert Heine MARGE There came one cool, crisp Halloween, a princess I had never known. Who led me to a World I had not yet seen, but long had hungered to be shown. Her eyes were like the Autumn moon, her voice like the Autumn air, and I feared my dream would end too soon, as I drew her close and held her there.
Like tiny, precious drops of gold were the moments that we shared. Embraces were exchanged and secrets told, but real love was never dared. For she was destined to become but a memory and I knew I'd soon have to go. So I told her that she'd always be a part of me... and she always will, I know. © copyright 2003 by Steven Robert Heine THE LOST KING Frog eyes, mud pies and days gone by. When I was a boy each day brought new joy and I never knew how to cry. Up a strawberry hill I'd climb for the thrill and pronounce myself a king. I'd wave my hand across the land and command the earth to sing. And the earth would obey and the plants would sway and rubies would appear at my feet. Then I'd smile with pride, feeling hungry inside and choose a strawberry to eat. But those days flew past and I grew old fast and now live in crumbling health. Though I still recall being king of all and living in infinite wealth. © copyright 2003 by Steven Robert Heine SUNSHINE You are in my heart and there to stay. Like the sunshine you warm me, in a special way. © copyright 2003 by Steven Robert Heine LOOKING AHEAD I talked pollytics with a pollywog who glowed with great ambition.
He said: 'I can't wait to become a frog, in the throat of a politician'. © copyright 2003 by Steven Robert Heine ALONG THE WAY Fame and fortune don't amount to too much. For what matters most is the lives that you touch.
HARVEST OF LOVE I believe in God and He believes in me. And He provides the inspiration for my poetry. I didn't ask for this gift; it was quite a surprise. But by the sweat of my brow it will bloom in full, before His eyes. My life is short and my goals are many. And I fear I might die before I accomplish any. But I hope He may find when my life is done, a harvest of love, that my labors have won. © copyright 2003 by Steven Robert Heine "If you have family, tell them you love them every day. You never know when you might not get another chance." srh
"In eternity we are young!" srh
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