The Ohio Poetry Association (OPA) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of Ohio, which is affiliated with the

National Federation of State Poetry Societies The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. (NFSPS) is a national organization of state poetry societies in the United States. It was established in 1959 and now includes affiliates in 32 U.S. states. The federation hosts conferences a ...

(NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts monthly and annual contests, publishes poetry books and organizes periodic meetings, workshops and festivals.

History

The Ohio Poetry Association was first organized on

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, in 1929 as the Verse Writers' Guild or Ohio. The OPA incorporated as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational organization in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1978 and affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies.

Activities

The Ohio Poetry Association offers member benefits including quarterly poetry workshops, annual programs, readings, students contests and various special events. The society publishes a quarterly newsletter titled ''Workshopping Our Words'' and a members-only poetry journal called ''Common Threads.''

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