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National Federation Of State Poetry Societies
The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. (NFSPS) is a national organization of state poetry societies in the United States. It was established in 1959 and now includes affiliates in 32 U.S. states. The federation hosts conferences and maintains awards and educational programs related to poetry. History The National Federation of State Poetry Societies was established in Baton Rouge on October 17, 1959, by Mary B. Wall. The first conference was held in conjunction with the Louisiana State Poetry Society where national officers were elected. A constitution was adopted in Philadelphia in 1960, and the organization was incorporated in Madison, Wisconsin, in July 1966. The federation included 10 state affiliates at that time. By 2020 that number had grown to 32. Activities The NFSPS normally sponsors fifty annual poetry contests offering cash prizes, including a grand prize of $1,000. It also sponsors the Stevens Manuscript contest for a collection of poems by one poet ...
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Poetry
Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in place of, Denotation, literal or surface-level meanings. Any particular instance of poetry is called a poem and is written by a poet. Poets use a variety of techniques called poetic devices, such as assonance, alliteration, Phonaesthetics#Euphony and cacophony, euphony and cacophony, onomatopoeia, rhythm (via metre (poetry), metre), and sound symbolism, to produce musical or other artistic effects. They also frequently organize these effects into :Poetic forms, poetic structures, which may be strict or loose, conventional or invented by the poet. Poetic structures vary dramatically by language and cultural convention, but they often use Metre (poetry), rhythmic metre (patterns of syllable stress or syllable weight, syllable (mora) weight ...
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Poetry Society Of Indiana
'Poetry Society of Indiana'' is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of Indiana, which is affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts monthly meetings and annual contests, publishes poetry books and organizes periodic workshops and festivals. About Poetry Society of Indiana
(PSI) is an all-volunteer non-profit 501(c)(3) poetry organization in Indiana. Formerly known as ''Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs'', it wa

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New York Poetry Forum
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New Mexico State Poetry Society
The New Mexico State Poetry Society (MSPS) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of New Mexico, which is affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts monthly and annual contests, publishes poetry books and organizes periodic meetings, workshops and festivals. History The New Mexico State Poetry Society (NMSPS) was established by poet Alice Briley on March 19, 1969, in Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), also known as ABQ, Burque, the Duke City, and in the past 'the Q', is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Bernal .... In October charter members met to elect officers and adopt a constitution. The group set up monthly meetings. In the same year, the society was designated the official state affiliate by the NFSPS. The organization was incorporated in Santa F ...
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Nevada Poetry Society
The Nevada Poetry Association (OPA) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of Nevada, which is affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts contests, publishes poetry books and organizes periodic meetings, workshops and festivals. History The Nevada Poetry Society was established by Mildred Breedlove in 1961, and has sponsored and developed poets over the years since. The society's archives are housed at the University of Nevada The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded ..., Las Vegas. University Libraries. Activities The Nevada Poetry Society promotes poetry in the state, conducts an annual cycle of contests, publishes poetry anthologies and organizes periodic conferences, me ...
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Missouri State Poetry Society
The Missouri State Poetry Society (MSPS) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of Missouri, which is affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. (NFSPS) is a national organization of state poetry societies in the United States. It was established in 1959 and now includes affiliates in 32 U.S. states. The federation hosts conferences a ... (NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts monthly and annual contests, publishes poetry books and organizes periodic meetings, workshops and festivals. History The Missouri State Poetry Society grew out of Missouri Poets & Friends, an organization formed on June 16, 1988, but Derlyne Gibson, an employee of Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. First meetings were in the homes of members, then At Christ Episcopal Church and then the New Age Books and Gifts store. The eventual location for the group was Brentwood Libr ...
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Mississippi Poetry Society
The Mississippi Poetry Society (MPS) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of Mississippi, which is affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts monthly and annual contests, publishes poetry books and organizes periodic meetings, workshops and festivals. History The Mississippi Poetry Society was founded in 1932 when eleven charter members met at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi. The society was established as the Belhaven Poetry Society and elected Elizabeth Newman of the Belhaven University, Belhaven English Department as the first president. Early meetings were held in the municipal Art Gallery. The organization incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Gautier, Mississippi in 1981. Activities The Mississippi Poetry Society was established to foster interest in writing poetry and organizes meetings, contests, school programs and festivals, with opportunities for both a ...
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