Poetry Society of Tennessee

EST. 1953

Category: Program

July 2024 with Jim Minick

In this program, Jim Minick will present a workshop that explores weaving the abstract and concrete to build emotional tension and humor in poetry.

June 18, 2024
June 2024 with Jane Hicks

In this program, Jane Hicks leads us through a generative writing session designed to break poets out of blocks and creative plateaus.

May 29, 2024
May 2024 Program: Honoring, Gathering, & Writing

Three programs in one! A brief volunteer appreciation ceremony, a networking breakout session and a writing prompt.

April 23, 2024
67th Annual Festival Features Writing Perspectives and Winning Poems

Get details on the 67th Annual Poetry Festival, including a program synopsis, contest results and how to get a replay.

April 22, 2024
67th Annual Poetry Festival

PST’s 66th Annual Poetry Festival has been scheduled for April 15, 2023, featuring a poetry workshop and poetry reading.

April 6, 2024
March 2024 Program

In this program, PST Program Chair Jake Lawson explores the power in sonnets, from physiological impacts to writing influences.

February 15, 2024
February 2024 Program

In this program, Emily Wilson explores the “criminally underutilized” villanelle.

January 13, 2024
January 2024 Program

In this program, Shuly Xóchitl Cawood will share poems she loves and a prompt related to each poem to get everyone’s pens moving.

December 15, 2023
December 2023 Program

In this program, we will gather in groups and have some fun while creating poetry together.

November 18, 2023
November 2023 Program

In this program, Denton Loving will explore Poetry and Place, examining poetry examples and creating space to generate your own.

October 20, 2023