Announcement… An Important Message from Our Newsletter Editor 19 Jul 2025July 19, 2025 Hello everyone! I'm your newsletter edito, Fairouz Bsharat, and I have a message for anyone who wishes for their poetry news to be shared on the bi-monthly newsletter. Please have…
Announcement… Ed Lull Memorial “Veterans Resilience and Perseverance Poetry Contest” Extended to August 24th 11 Jun 2025June 11, 2025 The deadline on the Ed Lull Memorial "Veterans Resilience and Perseverance Poetry Contest" has been extended to August 24th. The contest will close at midnight on August 24th. Submissions excepted…
Plaudits Celebrating PSV Young Poets in the Community 12 May 2025August 5, 2025 Class of 2025: Engineering Student Finds Community at ODU Former Young Poet in the Community, Marjorie Cenese, has been awarded with the J. Harold Lampe Award for Overall Excellence in…
Contests Perseverance and Resilience through Poetry Contest: Edward W. Lull Memorial 31 Mar 2025March 31, 2025 PSV has launched a contest, in coordination with the Virginia Poet Laureate, Mattie Quesenberry Smith entitled "Perseverance and Resilience through Poetry Contest: Edward W. Lull Memorial." It is open now…
Announcement… 2025 PSV Student Contest Results Are In! 17 Mar 2025 PSV Student Contest Results 1st Place Poet, 1st Place Poem S1 Betsy Rasher, Elliott S2 Eleanor Frey, Dragonfly S3 Fiona Bishop, Dear Younger Self S4 Genevieve Watson, First Catch S5…
Announcement… 2025 PSV North American Poetry Book Award Winner Announced 13 Mar 2025 The Poetry Society of Virginia is pleased to announce the Winner of the 2025 PSV North American Poetry Book Award Apocryphal Genesis by Travis Mossotti (Saturnalia Books). Travis Mossotti- Saturnalia…
Events Poetry & Hope in Changing Times, PSV Regional Festival, Saturday, March 29th 12 Mar 2025March 12, 2025 Join us at the PSV Northern Region Festival on March 29th from 12:00-5:30 PM at the City of Fairfax Regional Library. Events to include writing workshops, poetry readings, open mic,…
Announcement… CFS: Black Caucus of the American Library 2025 Self-Publishing Literary Award 27 Feb 2025 The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) in partnership with Bibliolabs is accepting submissions for the 2025 Self-Publishing Literary Award. Each year BCALA honors the best self-published eBook…
Announcement… CFS: Anthology of Appalachian Poets Writing about Hurricane Helene by Redhawk Publications 11 Feb 2025March 10, 2025 Working Title: The Unnatural Disaster of Hurricane Helene Flood: Appalachian Poets Holler from Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia Over time, the Appalachian Mountains, not only the oldest mountains on…
Events PSV poets at the Williamsburg Book Festival on Feb. 22nd, 2025 7 Feb 2025 Kathleen Decker, Eastern Region VP, PSV will moderate a presentation of PSV poets at the Williamsburg Book Festival on Feb. 22nd, 2025. Featured Readers include Virginia Poet Laureate Mattie Q…
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