A meeting place for poets in NW Houston
third Saturday monthly
our next meeting
no formal meeting in December - holiday gathering see below
Poets Northwest Holiday Gathering
December 15, 2018
2 - 5 p.m.
Let's celebrate the holidays with some poetry and goodies.
See the meeting tab for details on the time and place.
Public Poetry
ENOUGH is the theme of Public Poetry’s
annual nation-wide poetry contest
deadline January 15, 2019
All are eligible $1000 FIRST PRIZE plus invitation to give a public reading in Houston, Texas.
TOP 40 entries will be included in an e-book anthology. Guidelines and Entry Form HERE
Read about contest judges Robin Davidson, Roy G. Guzmán, Patricia Spears Jones
and Carmen Giménez Smith HERE
ENOUGH is the theme of Public Poetry’s
annual nation-wide poetry contest
deadline January 15, 2019
All are eligible $1000 FIRST PRIZE plus invitation to give a public reading in Houston, Texas.
TOP 40 entries will be included in an e-book anthology. Guidelines and Entry Form HERE
Read about contest judges Robin Davidson, Roy G. Guzmán, Patricia Spears Jones
and Carmen Giménez Smith HERE
The National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) is a non-profit organization, exclusively educational and literary. Its purpose is to recognize the importance of poetry with respect to national cultural heritage. It is dedicated solely to the furtherance of poetry on the national level and serves to unite poets in the bonds of fellowship and understanding.
The NFSPS sponsors fifty annual poetry contests with cash prizes totaling over $6,000, including a grand prize of $1,000. It also sponsors the Stevens Manuscript contest for a collection of poems by one poet, with a cash prize of $1,000 plus publication, the BlackBerry Peach Poetry Awards, with total cash prizes of $1,750.00, plus publication, and the College Undergraduate Poetry competition, which awards two $500 prizes, plus publication.
If you are a PST member, you are also a member of NFSPS. Time to check out the contests and polish up those poems!
The NFSPS sponsors fifty annual poetry contests with cash prizes totaling over $6,000, including a grand prize of $1,000. It also sponsors the Stevens Manuscript contest for a collection of poems by one poet, with a cash prize of $1,000 plus publication, the BlackBerry Peach Poetry Awards, with total cash prizes of $1,750.00, plus publication, and the College Undergraduate Poetry competition, which awards two $500 prizes, plus publication.
If you are a PST member, you are also a member of NFSPS. Time to check out the contests and polish up those poems!
