Partnership, community and joy convened at the 68th Annual Poetry Festival. Learn more about the festival, the partners, and get an update from the Northwest Florida community, too! Read More
The Joys of the 68th Annual Poetry Festival
Tennessee Voices 2020-2021 Anthology Available
Poetry Society of Tennessee’s anthology, Tennessee Voices 2020-2021, is now available for purchase. Read More
2021 HeartWood Poetry Prize Semi-Finalist
I’m excited to share that my poem “Pining for Home” was selected as a semi-finalist this summer in HeartWood Literary Magazine’s inaugural Heartwood Poetry Prize. You can read the 2021 award-winner’s and finalists’ poems here: they are amazing! “Pining for Home” is now available in Issue 12. Familiar Faces Fellow Poetry Society of Tennessee Northeast… Read More
PST 65th Annual Festival Was Pure Poetry
Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) recently held their 65th Annual Festival and Poetry Contest. It was a jam-packed afternoon of poetry: learning, writing, reading, and awards. Read More
Howard Carman Wins Sponsored Poetry Contest
Howard Carman’s poem, “Mann Gulch, 1949” took first place in Kamolnick Kreative’s sponsored contest for the Poetry Society of Tennessee’s 65th Annual Festival and Contest. Read More
#amwriting: Giving and Receiving
This spring I unexpectedly found myself giving and receiving in two capacities: as contest judge for and entrant of NFSPS annual poetry contests. Read More
National Poetry Month 2021
National Poetry Month was created in part to recognize how vital poetry is to our culture. National Poetry Month 2021 marks 25 years of the celebration! Last year’s celebration was marred by cancelled events and last-minute adjustments. I shared poems while working behind the scenes to help take our very much in-person Poetry Society chapter… Read More