Ohio Poetry Association

10/12/2026

Some of Ohio’s most lauded poets will take over the Toledo library’s main branch to celebrate Ohio Poetry Day on Saturday with an event full of poetry ...

09/23/2026

OPA's first regional poetry ambassadors have recently finished a two-year term and we are most grateful for their service to our organization. Now we are pleased to welcome, with gratitude, our next batch of regional ambassadors, who will serve from now until Fall 2028:

09/10/2026

Dear members,
It is with great pride and pleasure that we announce that our own Chuck Salmons has been selected as Ohio Poet of the Year!!!

We couldn’t be more pleased to see him and his beautiful collection by Sheila-Na-Gig, Surviving the Eremocene, receive this stellar and well deserved recognition.

Learn more about his work here:
https://www.chucksalmons.com

Please join me in congratulating Chuck!
Sincerely,
Holly

This link will take you to your own copy:
https://sheilanagigblog.com/poetry-archives/volumes-10-1-10-4-fall-2025-summer-2026/the-poets-volume-10-1fall-2025/chuck-salmons-copy-cello/

Surviving the Eremoceneby Chuck SalmonsISBN: 978-1-962405-32-4 $16.00 (+$4.63 US Shipping) Also available as an Ebook from online retailers. ISBN 978-1-962405-33-1 Please check your SHIPPING ADDRES…

08/29/2026

Gratitude to our OPA Regional Poet Ambassador Sandra Gill for this Northwest Ohio poetry community report.

Read it at https://ohiopoetryassn.blogspot.com/2026/08/opa-ambassadors-report-nw-ohio-with.html .

In Retrospect (April – July 2026) To hold space is to lend your support and to make a significant difference. When our faces or names show u...

08/24/2026

Thanks to everyone who submitted poems in response to our recent Poetry for America 250 prompts! We have compiled the submissions into a digital anthology that will live on our website.

Please feel free to share and view the anthology with this link:
https://www.ohiopoetryassn.org/poetryforamerica250

Contributors include Doc Janning, Linda Brown, Alexis ThePoet Jackson, Michelle Tackla Wallace, Harry S. Stoughton, Cathryn Essinger, Holly Brians Ragusa, Benjamin Baughman, David Lee Garrison, John Burroughs, and Justice Hill.

Special thanks to Julie Klear for her work on this project.

Poetry Guide with prompts, activities, & other resources for educators in Pre-K through high school to teach the craft of poetry.

08/24/2026

Poets for Peace is an initiative of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. If you are an OPA member, you are also automatically a member of the NFSPS.