Join the Manzanita Writers’ Series to welcom Co-editors Elizabeth Bradfield and Derek Sheffield along with contributors Lex Runciman, Alyssa Ogi, and Nancy Slavin read from and discuss Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry…
Category: Poetry
POETRY: SUMMER SOLSTICE
By Virginia Carrell Prowell It’s the first day of Summer, and as I look out my window, I see lovely flowers covering my deck and a varied species of birds flutter and…
OP/ED: A Rhyme for Democracy in Manzanita
By Will Stone, Manzanita In Manzanita’s realm, a council’s plight A loan for city hall, causing a fright. Fearful of citizens, council hides and evades, Avoiding a vote, like a masquerade. Millions…
POETRY: LATE
EDITOR’S NOTE: I was going to post a public safety message about traffic and being careful out there, then this poem from Neal popped up … A beautiful arrangement of words with…
HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: Call for Submissions for the North Coast Squid
The North Coast Squid, a literary magazine that embodies the beauty, spirit and eccentricity of Oregon’s northern coastline, is now inviting submissions for its 2023 edition. The Hoffman Center for the Arts…
CALLING ALL WRITERS, WANNA-BE WRITERS, READERS, Those that Enjoy the Written Word … Welcome to the opening year of the Rockaway Writers Rendezvous – April 28-30
Rockaway Writers Rendezvous – EST. 2023 WHAT/WHERE/WHY The Rockaway Roastery, at 2nd & Miller in Rockaway Beach) in conjunction with local published authors, are creating an annual educational fun event around all…
POETRY: Mother Nature
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you are a regular Pioneer reader, you’ll likely remember our prolific Pioneer poet at 98 years young, Virginia Carrell Prowell. For decades she wrote a poem a month (or…
APRIL IS POETRY APPRECIATION MONTH: Hymn For The Hurting by Amanda Gorman
EDITOR’S NOTE: Every day is poetry appreciation … the Pioneer welcomes poetry submissions for ANY month, and would like to publish more poetry. Know a poet? Are you a poet? Send us…
TIDES OF CHANGE – 40 Years of Service to Survivors: Call for True Stories from Domestic & Sexual Violence Survivors
Tides of Change is celebrating 40 years of service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Tillamook County. In April 2023 we will celebrate survivors and their incredible resiliency with a…
POEM: I Wait
by Neal Lemery 8/13/22 Possibilities arise in this space of time and place unfilled, unscheduled. I breathe with no expectation of production, accomplishment, success. No score keeping, no quotas no reports to…
