Poetry Society of Tennessee

EST. 1953

A blog by poets for poets in Tennessee and beyond.

January 2023 Program

In this session, award-winning poet, author and editor Pauletta Hansel will discuss the development of a poetry manuscript.

December 17, 2022
December 2022 Poetry Contest Results

The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) formally announced its members-only December 2022 contest results at their December 10 member meeting. Winners receive cash prizes. The first place poem will be published in an upcoming edition of PST’s anthology, Tennessee Voices. Many thanks to sponsor Anna’s Pet Sitting for this limerick contest. Judge Bill Hill selected…

December 10, 2022
PST 2022-2023 High School Contest Deadline Nears

Students, teachers, parents: the deadline is approaching for our high school division contest. December 20, 2022, is the postmark deadline. The high school contest is one of two remaining contests open of three offered this year, one each for elementary, middle and high school students: High School Division (Grades 9-12) Free Verse Poem — postmark deadline…

December 5, 2022
PST 2022-2023 Middle School Contest Deadline Nears

PST’s Middle School poetry contest deadline is December 13. Get more details.

December 1, 2022
WITHOUT POETRY WE LOSE OUR WAY

Joy Harjo came to Johnson City recently as a literary festival keynoter and speaker in ETSU poetry classes. Those of us who heard and interacted with her were given a gift. A few months after her visit here, she was named U.S. Poet Laureate in 2019. The title for this message is from an…

November 23, 2022
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
December 2022 Program

In this talk, Andrew Lee Butler discusses the ways Poetry gets in the way of our poetry. Come prepared to reflect on what you think you shouldn’t write poetry about.

November 20, 2022
November 2022 Poetry Contest Results

The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) formally announced its members-only November 2022 contest results at their November 12 member meeting. Winners receive cash prizes. The first place poem will be published in an upcoming edition of PST’s anthology, Tennessee Voices. Sponsor and judge JoAn Howerton (with help from a poetry-loving grandson) selected the following winners…

November 17, 2022
PST 2022-2023 Student Contests Open

We’re excited to announce our 2022-2023 Student Contests! We invite all eligible students to submit a poem, and we encourage Tennessee educators to involve their students in a contest. This year we offer up three contests, one each for elementary, middle and high school students: High School Division (Grades 9-12) Free Verse Poem — postmark deadline…

October 25, 2022
The Value of Competition

Although I’ve been busy with many personal endeavors, I’ve been thinking about the value of competition and what it means for our society.

October 25, 2022