Festival
The Poetry Society of Tennessee's (PST’s) 65th Annual Poetry Festival will be held virtually on Saturday, October 9, 2021.  More details will be posted soon!  

Contest 
The 65th Annual Poetry Festival Contest Brochure is now available!  Click here for a full PDF brochure.  
The contest is open to both members and non-members.  Please see contest rules and specific contests for specific eligibility requirements.  The contest deadline is (postmarked by) August 6, 2021.  Winning poems will be announced at the 65th Annual Poetry Festival on October 9, 2021.  Winners will also be posted on this website.

Many thanks to all of our members and community business who have sponsored contests!


Last Year's Contest
Still looking for prior year's results?  Click on the links below!
64th Annual Contest (2020) Winners 
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.

Reelfoot Lake; Photo Credit, Lori Goetz