Join the Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST)! We have three chapters (West Tennessee, Northeast Tennessee, and Knoxville), and are currently working to form a fourth chapter in Middle Tennessee. If you are out of state, we welcome "at large" members!
We have three membership levels:
Members also have exclusive opportunities to attend private poetry readings with regionally and nationally acclaimed poets.
Dues include a subscription to Strophes, the National Federation of State Poetry Societies' Quarterly newsletter. For more information, see our publications page. Members who wish to purchase extra copies of our annual anthology, Tennessee Voices, may do so on our our publications page.
A membership form can be downloaded here. Please print one out and mail it in; we request that all members complete this form annually so we can update our membership lists. Note that members applying to the Northeast or Knoxville chapters, please submit your form directly to those chapters. Additional information for PST-NE membership submissions can be found on their website. Please contact PST-Knoxville for additional information. West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and at-large members please submit to the West Tennessee Chapter as directed on the form.
Questions? Contact us!
We have three membership levels:
- Full Members can participate in monthly meetings and periodic poetry readings, and receive one copy of our anthology, Tennessee Voices. Full members can participate in members-only contests, and are also eligible to participate in National Federation of State Poetry Society contests.
- Associate Members can participate in monthly meetings and periodic poetry readings. They will be eligible for special associates-only contests. An Associate who wishes to purchase a copy of our anthology, Tennessee Voices, may do so for $5 per copy.
- Student Members can participate in monthly meetings and periodic poetry readings. Students are also eligible to participate in members-only contests. Any Student who wishes to purchase a copy of our anthology, Tennessee Voices, may do so for $5 per copy.
Members also have exclusive opportunities to attend private poetry readings with regionally and nationally acclaimed poets.
Dues include a subscription to Strophes, the National Federation of State Poetry Societies' Quarterly newsletter. For more information, see our publications page. Members who wish to purchase extra copies of our annual anthology, Tennessee Voices, may do so on our our publications page.
A membership form can be downloaded here. Please print one out and mail it in; we request that all members complete this form annually so we can update our membership lists. Note that members applying to the Northeast or Knoxville chapters, please submit your form directly to those chapters. Additional information for PST-NE membership submissions can be found on their website. Please contact PST-Knoxville for additional information. West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and at-large members please submit to the West Tennessee Chapter as directed on the form.
Questions? Contact us!
