Poetry Society of Tennessee

EST. 1953

A blog by poets for poets in Tennessee and beyond.

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
August 2023 Poetry Contest Results

Learn who won our August members-only poetry contest.

August 12, 2023
PST 2023-2024 Student Contests Open

PST’s 2023-2024 student contests are now open. Learn more about our contests, including prizes and entry deadlines.

August 11, 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
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