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PST member Debora Zenha Adams’ latest poetry chapbook, Instars, is now available.
Several PST members appear in Had I a Dove, a thoughtful anthology that benefits those most affected by Hurricane Helene, and other books featuring our members.
PST member Connie Jordan Green’s latest poetry collection, Nameless as the Minnows, is now available.
In this program, award-winning poet Valencia Robin unpacks poetry’s two major traditions: the lyric and narrative poem. Join us!
Formed by poets for poets more than 70 years ago, we carry the lessons of our history forward as we flex into the future.
The Tennessee Collegiate Poetry Contest is open through November 1, 2025. Send your best poem. Free to enter. Win a prize. Be published!
Get the deets on poetry in Tennessee and surrounding communities. Workshops, conferences and conventions. Calls for submission. Contests. Events.
Several PST members appear in Encore 2025, the National Federation of State Poetry Societies’ anthology of prize poems.
PST’s 2025-2026 student contests are now open. Learn more about our contests, including prizes, how to submit, and entry deadline.
Check out the latest members-only contest results and learn what’s coming next.
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