Who is the Poetry Society of Tennessee Northeast Chapter?
The Poetry Society of Tennessee - Northeast Tennessee chapter represents a group of authors dedicated to the promotion and encouragement of poetry and poetry writing. We strive to perfect our craft and simultaneously bring support through education about poetry to our community. We are a group of people as diverse as the subjects our pens touch upon; all who share our love for poetic language are welcomed into our number. Our poets are dedicated to poetics and encouragement of poetry by 1)studying poetic techniques; 2) critiquing to perfect our craft; 3) presenting poetry programs; 4) sponsoring contests; and 5) discovering markets for our work.
PST-NE Organization The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST) at Memphis was created over 50 years ago and is recognized as Tennessee's state society in the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). The local PST-NE chapter extends membership into the northeast corner of our state (and across our border since Tennessee residency is not a membership requirement). PST- NE Membership Membership includes PST (Memphis) on the state level and NFSPS on the National level. Membership entitles you to attend the PST-NE business meeting on the 2nd Saturday of the month and any locally sponsored activities and events, as well as state and national activities. Membership publications include the NFSPS quarterly newsletter Strophes,and PST's bimonthly Tennessee Voices Bulletin. All this for annual dues of $20! For additional $5 you will receive the PST Annual Anthology including 1st Place winning poems and a membership listing. PST (Memphis) hosts an annual Mid-South Poetry Festival in October to announce contest winners. The NFSPS Convention is held in June annually hosted in a member state. Visitors are always welcome at our meetings!  Image: digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net |
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Do you aspire to encourage student poets, to win contests, to be a published poet, to read your poetry in a public forum (social organization, or an open mic)? Come and join us! Important Poetry Links Organizations www.nfsps.com - The National Federation of State Poetry Societies www.tpstn.org - The Poetry Society of Tennessee - Memphis Ideas, Concepts, and Helps on Writing Poetry Article on Scansion Methods by Caleb Murdock "Is it Poetry or Prose" by Caleb Murdock "Poetic Meter in English: Roots & Possibilities" by Richard Moore www.rhymezone.com - Online Rhyming Dictionary www.languageisavirus.com - Resource for writers www.thesaurus.com - Online Thesaurus www.grandmotherearth.org - Grandmother Earth Directions to Monthly MeetingThe PST-NE conducts a monthly meeting in the Basler Library in either Room L-106 or L-226 on the campus of Northeast State Community College in Blountville, Tennessee the second Saturday of each month beginning at 10:00 a.m. The college is located on Highway 75, just past Tri-Cities Regional Airport one quarter mile. The campus address is 2425 Hwy 75 Blountville, TN. |
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