Poetry Society of Tennessee

EST. 1953

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  • December 2022 Regional Event Highlights

    Enjoy a few highlights from the live reading event and holiday book sale at Oak Ridge Library December 10, 2022, sponsored by Friends of Oak Ridge Library and Poetry Society of Tennessee.

  • Call for Submissions: Tennessee Voices 2022-2023

    Call for poetry submissions is open through January 31. Opportunity for reading and monetary awards.

  • January 2023 Poetry Contest Results

    The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) formally announced its members-only January 2023 contest results at their January 14 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 Lisa Kamolnick selected the following winners and honorable mentions: Meeting attendees enjoyed…

  • 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…

  • 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 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…

  • The Value of Competition

    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 2022 Poetry Contest Results

    The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) formally announced its members-only October 2022 contest results at their October 8 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 Howard Carman selected the following winners and honorable mentions: Meeting attendees enjoyed…

  • The People Behind the Voices

    As previously announced,Tennessee Voices 2021-2022 , Poetry Society of Tennessee’s anthology, is now available on Amazon.  It features results and winning poems from the 2021-2022 Monthly Contests, Poetry Festival, and Student Competitions. Creating a collection like this takes a whole lot of work, and we have a whole lot of appreciation to hand out to everyone who made…

  • The Power of Place

    The Power of Place

    Just as poets understand the power of place in their writing, PST understands and nurtures the power of place as a means to grow poets and the poetry community across Tennessee.