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…
Contests POETRY JUMPS OFF THE SHELF Call for Submissions 18 Jan 2025January 18, 2025 POETRY JUMPS OFF THE SHELF announces a callfor submissions for the Woodrow Hall Top Shelf Awardfor full length poetry collections published in 2024 Send poetry books published by a press…
Announcement… Young Poets in the Community Applications Extended to Jan. 11 13 Dec 2024January 18, 2025 Please see our Youths Program page for full information!
Contests… Haiku Workshop for PSV Contest 10 Dec 2024 Hi, PSV Member: We've had some questions about one of the newer categories: Hardy Haiku (#22). To improve the chances of PSV members to "win" this category, I have recruited…
Contests Understanding Haiku: Please Read Before Entering PSV Contest (Hardy Haiku Category #22) 9 Dec 2024December 9, 2024 Hi, PSV Poets; Below you will find an essay written by our distinguished judge of the Haiku category for the 2023-24 PSV Contest. PLEASE READ IT! Many people misunderstand haiku…
Announcement Congratulations Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Virginia’s 21st Poet Laureate 26 Nov 2024January 18, 2025 On November 22, the Office of the Governor informed the Poetry Society of Virginia that he had selected a new Poet Laureate of Virginia. Mattie Quesenberry Smith will serve a…
Book Release Seamus Heaney’s Gifts, by Henry Hart, Distinguished PSV Member, Explores Heaney’s Preoccupation with Gifts and Gift-Exchange 21 Nov 2024November 21, 2024 From LSU Press Release: Throughout his career, Seamus Heaney maintained that poetry came to him from a mysterious source like a gift of grace, and that the recipient of this…
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