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Fall Meeting Details

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POETRY SOCIETY OF MICHIGAN

Fall 2025 Poetry Conference

The Fall Meeting of the Poetry Society of Michigan will be held in-person on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at the Dennos Museum Center (1410 College Dr.) in Traverse City, 10:00-3:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend!

As an added treat, there will be a pre-conference event for those who plan to head up early to Traverse City: “Poets Meet Musicians.” Bring a poem to read! More details will be forthcoming.

10:00 Registration/coffee and donuts
10:30 Welcome
10:45 Traveling Trophy Reading (bring a short poem to read)
11:45 Writing Workshop with Fleda Brown
12:40 Lunch provided (talk, eat, smile)
1:15 Writing Workshop (TBA)
2:15 Business Meeting

To Register see the page HERE!

New “Craft” Article by Shutta Crum

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In her article, Nailing the Landing, member poet, Shutta Crum writes, “Perhaps the most egregious crime of bad poetry is when the poet tries to summarize the poem for the reader. This usually happens at endings. But the writer must bear in mind that readers bring to the table their own histories. Readers take away what is needful at the moment—to them. And it may be something entirely other than what the writer had in mind while writing the poem.” Read the full article HERE.

Shutta Crum

Shutta Crum is the author of several middle-grade novels, thirteen picture books, many magazine articles and over a hundred and fifty published poems. She is also the winner of nine Royal Palm awards, including gold for her chapbook When You Get Here. (Kelsay Books, 2020). Her latest volume of poetry is Meet Me Out There. She is a well-regarded public speaker and workshop leader. shutta.com

Read the Latest Issue of Peninsula Poets.

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New Feature: Anyone can read the latest issue of Peninsula Poets on line for free and share it with friends and family. Just click the cover icon to read now. You can also download it to read later.

At the latest board meeting it was decided to expand our readership and give our poems worldwide exposure.

Annual Poetry Contest Opens for Entries June 1st

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Entries in our annual poetry contest are open from June 1 to August 1, 2025. The contest is open to members and non-members of  The Poetry Society of Michigan. We highly recommend that you download and print the PDF document file for details and contest rules.      Printable PDF.

Over $1,100 in prizes to be awarded in  10 categories.