Poetry Society of Tennessee

EST. 1953

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It’s Time to Shine

Exciting News: Our Community is Growing! Share Your Writer Bios and Check Out Our Members! We Want to Feature You Hey there, amazing members of the Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST): it’s your time to shine! We want to know more about you and your poetic journey. Share your writer bios with us, and we’ll…

July 27, 2023
Memphis Celebrates Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate

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

July 25, 2023
Say it Out Loud

Say it out loud! Pull your carefully crafted words from the page and shift them to stage artfully. It’s just another skillset that requires practice.

July 25, 2023
NFSPS Announces 2023 Contest Winners

Several PST members took home prizes or honorable mentions (or both) from NFSPS 2023 poetry contests.

July 20, 2023
Jeff Price’s One Steady Glance Now Available

Discover PST member Jeff Price’s first poetry collection, One Steady Glance: Collected Poems.

July 16, 2023
2023-2024 Monthly Member Contest Line-up

Our first monthly members-only contest was announced in May, and results for the two-in-one contest will be announced soon. As a reminder, July’s contest was sponsored by Russell Strauss: Submit a pantoum and/or a Dorsimbra. One winner for each contest with honorable mentions. Any subject. $20 for 1st and $5 for HM awarded for each…

July 1, 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
The Power of Legacy and the Promise of Possibility

PST is 70! We honor the power of our past and corral the promise of possibility to build our future.

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
KB Ballentine’s Spirit of Wild Now Available

Discover PST member KB Ballentine’s latest poetry collection, Spirit of Wild, and more.

May 31, 2023