Festival
The Poetry Society of Tennessee's (PST’s) 65th Annual Poetry Festival was held virtually on Saturday, October 9, 2021. Many thanks to our workshop leader, Jeff Hardin, Professor of English at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, TN, who presented on apostrophe/address poems. A very sincere thank you as well to our fearless Festival Coordinator, Howard Carman, Jr. We had over 40 register to participate, and over 30 attend Jeff's Workshop and the subsequent announcement of Contest Winners!
Contest
The 65th Annual Poetry Festival Contest winners are now posted. Click here for the winners' list.
Congratulations to all the winners, and many, many thanks to all of our sponsors, judges, and (most importantly) our participants. We had over 45 poets enter over 500 poems across all categories. Checks and a hardcopy of the winners' list are in the mail to all winners and all those who sent a SASE.
Check back soon for information about our next festival and contest.
Previous Contests
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.
The Poetry Society of Tennessee's (PST’s) 65th Annual Poetry Festival was held virtually on Saturday, October 9, 2021. Many thanks to our workshop leader, Jeff Hardin, Professor of English at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, TN, who presented on apostrophe/address poems. A very sincere thank you as well to our fearless Festival Coordinator, Howard Carman, Jr. We had over 40 register to participate, and over 30 attend Jeff's Workshop and the subsequent announcement of Contest Winners!
Contest
The 65th Annual Poetry Festival Contest winners are now posted. Click here for the winners' list.
Congratulations to all the winners, and many, many thanks to all of our sponsors, judges, and (most importantly) our participants. We had over 45 poets enter over 500 poems across all categories. Checks and a hardcopy of the winners' list are in the mail to all winners and all those who sent a SASE.
Check back soon for information about our next festival and contest.
Previous Contests
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
