Poetry Society of Tennessee - West Tennessee Chapter
PST was founded in Memphis in 1953. Prior to 2010, Memphis was the only state chapter. In 2019, PST-West Tennessee was formed to include local activities and to distinguish the state society functions (PST) from the local chapter activities (PST-West Tennessee). PST-West Tennessee is inclusive of areas in and outside Memphis. Current and past officers are listed here.
Regular meetings are held at the White Station Public Library (5094 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38117; a map is shown here). Any deviation in locations are highlighted in red. Regular meetings are from 2-4 pm. Physical, in-person meetings and readings have been suspended due to COVID-19. All meetings/readings are virtual/online.
Spring 2021 Schedule
** please contact us if you would like to receive a Google Meet link/password **
April 15 — Online Poetry Reading, 7-8:30 pm. Please have several poems to share!
May 1 — Guest Speaker: Tracy Crump, who will be talking about publishing. Please check out her webpage; also click here for her April newsletter about poetry. We will also announce the winners of the May contest, and induct the 2021/2021 West Tennessee Board.
May 13 -- Online Poetry Reading, 7-8:30 pm. Please have several poems to share!
Membership
A membership form can be downloaded here-PDF version and here-Word version Please print one out and mail it in; we request that all members complete this form annually so we can update our membership lists. For more details, see our Membership page.
PST-WT Board/Business Meeting Minutes
PST-West Tennessee News and Reminders - April 2021
PST-West Tennessee Business Meeting Minutes - March 2021
PST-West Tennessee Board January 2021 meeting Minutes
PST-West Tennessee Board March 2020 Meeting Minutes
PST was founded in Memphis in 1953. Prior to 2010, Memphis was the only state chapter. In 2019, PST-West Tennessee was formed to include local activities and to distinguish the state society functions (PST) from the local chapter activities (PST-West Tennessee). PST-West Tennessee is inclusive of areas in and outside Memphis. Current and past officers are listed here.
Regular meetings are held at the White Station Public Library (5094 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38117; a map is shown here). Any deviation in locations are highlighted in red. Regular meetings are from 2-4 pm. Physical, in-person meetings and readings have been suspended due to COVID-19. All meetings/readings are virtual/online.
Spring 2021 Schedule
** please contact us if you would like to receive a Google Meet link/password **
April 15 — Online Poetry Reading, 7-8:30 pm. Please have several poems to share!
May 1 — Guest Speaker: Tracy Crump, who will be talking about publishing. Please check out her webpage; also click here for her April newsletter about poetry. We will also announce the winners of the May contest, and induct the 2021/2021 West Tennessee Board.
May 13 -- Online Poetry Reading, 7-8:30 pm. Please have several poems to share!
Membership
A membership form can be downloaded here-PDF version and here-Word version Please print one out and mail it in; we request that all members complete this form annually so we can update our membership lists. For more details, see our Membership page.
PST-WT Board/Business Meeting Minutes
PST-West Tennessee News and Reminders - April 2021
PST-West Tennessee Business Meeting Minutes - March 2021
PST-West Tennessee Board January 2021 meeting Minutes
PST-West Tennessee Board March 2020 Meeting Minutes
