Poetry Society of Tennessee

EST. 1953

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Warmth of Community

As fall nears peak colors and the air chills, I reflect on the warmth our society and the broader community brings to poets and poetry.

October 19, 2023
October 2023 Poetry Contest Results

Learn who won our latest members-only poetry contest.

October 14, 2023
67th Annual Poetry Festival Contests Underway

Our 67th Annual Poetry Festival Contests are OPEN! Seventeen contests. More than $1,000 in prizes. Publication of winning poems. Mail or email submission, Dec 15 deadline.

October 10, 2023
A New Poetry Collection from Shuly Xóchitl Cawood

Discover PST member Shuly Xóchitl Cawood’s latest poetry collection, Something So Good It Can Never Be Enough, to be released Sep 26.

September 21, 2023
Gifts of a Shifting Season

As summer fades and poetry fills the air, I reflect on the many ways PST helps poets grow and thrive and how PST nurtures and promotes poets and poetry.

September 19, 2023
September 2023 Poetry Contest Results

Learn who won our latest members-only poetry contest.

September 9, 2023
PST Updates Members-only Contest Guidelines

PST has updated its members-only contest rules. Learn about the updates and other contests happening now.

September 1, 2023
Creating Opportunity with Contests

As summer fades and poetry fills the air, I reflect on the many ways PST helps poets grow and thrive and how PST nurtures and promotes poets and poetry.

August 26, 2023
Tennessee Voices 2022-2023 Available

Discover poets of all ages across Tennessee and beyond in PST’s latest edition of Tennessee Voices Anthology, 2022-2023, recently released.

August 26, 2023
September 2023 Program

In this program, KB Ballentine discusses word choice and provides ways to work with verbs to power up our poetry. Be ready to write, or bring along some work to revise.

August 17, 2023