Poetry Society of Tennessee

EST. 1953

Category: Events

Tennessee Mountain Writers presents January Jumpstart XXIV

Coming in 2024- the 24th year of a popular in-person event with dual tracks in poetry and fiction in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

December 18, 2023
Regional Author Reading and Book Sale Featuring Linda Parsons Dec 16 at Oak Ridge Library

Friends of Oak Ridge Library (FOL) and Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) are pleased to present a live reading event and holiday book sale for anyone in the Knoxville/Oak Ridge area, to be held at Oak Ridge Library December 16, 2023, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

December 9, 2023
Tennessee Mountain Writers presents January Jumpstart XXIV

Coming in 2024- the 24th year of a popular in-person event with dual tracks in poetry and fiction in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

November 29, 2023
PST Seeks Festival Sponsors for 67th Annual Poetry Festival

PST is gearing up for Poetry Fest 67, starting with contest sponsorships! Learn more.

August 7, 2023
Top NFSPS Convention 2023 Takeaways

Catch the National Federation of State Poetry Society Annual convention highlights as experienced by PST member attendees.

July 28, 2023
Memphis Celebrates Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate

Meet Memphis Youth Poet Laureate program’s first Youth Poet Laureate.

July 25, 2023
Poetry Society of Tennessee Turns 70

In June 1953, charter members gathered to sign a charter for a poetry society dedicated to poets and poetry. During the meeting, they elected officers and enacted a charter whose purpose stands fast today. Learn more. Virtual Celebration Held On the evening of June 15, 2023, society members from across the state and beyond gathered…

June 28, 2023
Arch Cowan Jones Announces Into the Now Launch Celebration

Poetry Society of Tennessee member Arch Cowan Jones recently announced the release and launch of his poetry collection Into the Now. The event will be held at the Mary B. Martin Center for the Arts on East Tennessee State University’s Campus. About Into the Now Into the Now by Arch Cowan Jones is a fully…

June 11, 2023
December 2022 Regional Event Highlights

Enjoy a few highlights from the live reading event and holiday book sale at Oak Ridge Library December 10, 2022, sponsored by Friends of Oak Ridge Library and Poetry Society of Tennessee.

January 20, 2023
Regional Author Reading and Book Sale Featuring Dr. Marilyn Kallet Dec 10 at Oak Ridge Library

Friends of Oak Ridge Library (FOL) and Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) are pleased to present a live reading event and holiday book sale for anyone in the Knoxville/Oak Ridge area, to be held at Oak Ridge Library December 10, 2022, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

November 22, 2022