Poetry Society of Tennessee

EST. 1953

Tag: poetry is alive

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
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
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
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
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