The northeast region will kick off the upcoming PoetTEA open mic night on September 3 with a special anthology reading. Please join us for a special night of celebration, and enjoy the wide variety of Tennessee Voices in our reading and open mic event.

The reading will feature winning poems by northeast regional poets included in the recently released Tennessee Voices Anthology, 2023-2024. Featured poets include Jerry Buchanan, Howard Carman (most wins of the region), Danita Dodson (Best of the Fest winner), Lisa Kamolnick, Sean Kyte, and Miriam Manna (High School Division winner).

About the Reading

Hosting the event are PST president Lisa Kamolnick and Poetry Writer’s Workshop leader Kayla Nichols. The two organizations co-sponsor PoetTEA. Most of the featured poets will be on hand to personally read their poems and sign copies available for purchase. Featured authors may have other books available for sale. The event begins at 6:30 pm at The Philosopher’s House, located on 117 W Fairview Avenue in Johnson City, TN. We greatly appreciate having this venue for the reading.

Open Mic Included

Add your voice to the evening. Bring a poem for the PoetTEA open mic which follows the reading. Sign-ups begin at 6:15 pm. Open mic concludes at 8:30 pm.

About the Anthology

Tennessee Voices Anthology includes winning poems from a year of Poetry Society of Tennessee contests, including contests open to anyone, to Tennessee residents only, to members only and to students. Individuals and businesses sponsor most of the contests, selecting forms or topics from which poets develop entries.

At almost 100 pages, Tennessee Voices Anthology, 2023-2024 features 39 poems on various forms and topics from 23 poets living all across Tennessee and beyond, along with contest results and author bios. Poets range in experience and age—from beginners to award-winning authors, and from elementary student to octagenarian.