64th Annual Festival and Contest

Festival & Contest
Due to COVID-19, the Poetry Society of Tennessee will be taking its 64th Annual Poetry Festival on-line!  Our festival will be held the afternoon of October 24th.  Check back for more details regarding platform, sign up information, etc.!

Our workshop leader will be John C. Mannone, speaking on the intersection of poetry and science.  Click here for John's bio.  You can also click here for a link to John's webpage. 

Contest Brochure
Click here for your copy of our contest brochure, share it with your friends, and start writing some poems!  All contest entries are due August 10, 2020!  Many, many thanks to all our sponsors!  A reminder that the 64th Annual Poetry Festival and Contest is open to both members and non-members!

New for this year!  A Young Adult contest!  Ages 16-23, please check out Contest #8, "Social issues facing youths in 2020!"  

Last Year's Contest
Still looking for prior year's results?  Click on the links below!
63rd Annual Contest (2019) Winners 
62nd Annual Contest (2018) Winners

First place winners are also published in Tennessee Voices, our annual anthology.  See our publications page for information on how to purchase a copy!

Monthly Members-Only Contests
Looking for our monthly members-only contests?  Please see our monthly contests page.