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Regional Author Reading and Book Sale Featuring Linda Parsons Dec 16 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 16, 2023, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.
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Tennessee Mountain Writers presents January Jumpstart XXIV
Coming in 2024- the 24th year of a popular in-person event with dual tracks in poetry and fiction in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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December 2023 Program
In this program, we will gather in groups and have some fun while creating poetry together.
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November 2023 Program
In this program, Denton Loving will explore Poetry and Place, examining poetry examples and creating space to generate your own.
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67th Annual Poetry Festival Contests Underway

Our 67th Annual Poetry Festival Contests are OPEN! Seventeen contests. More than $1,000 in prizes. Publication of winning poems. Mail or email submission, Dec 15 deadline.
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October 2023 Program
In this program, John C. Mannone discusses an ekphrastic workshop approach along with other tips on writing poetry.
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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.
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August 2023 Program
In this program, Abby N. Lewis will share methods to identify themes in your poetry upon which to build chapbooks.
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66th Annual Poetry Festival

PST’s 66th Annual Poetry Festival has been scheduled for April 15, 2023, featuring a poetry workshop and poetry reading.