is that my catalpa tree
is engorged with lightly
scented white flowers,
branches bowed down
and offering this bridal bouquet to me.
No gondolas on these rain
flooded streets, only twigs
and leaves gliding down to
the manhole covers,
dancing in circles until
they disappear below.
Roberta Brown is the winner of the 2025 Margo LaGattuta Memorial Award in PSM’s annual poetry contest.
Get the Word Out to Students:
The National Federation of State Poetry Societies sponsors a student poetry contest—ten monetary prizes will be awarded in each division—Grades 6-8 and Grades 9-12. The deadline is NOVEMBER 15 and there is no entry fee! Please spread the word to students and teachers; see the website below for more detailed information. Thanks for your help in promoting poetry!
The fall issue of Peninsula Poets is at the printer.
Patricia Barnes of Wyandotte MI, PSM Honorary Chancellor:
HM2, Winners Circle Award
HM3, Poetry Society of Indiana Award
HM5, The Robbie Award
Deb Belcher of Tustin MI:
HM4, The Barbara Sykes Memorial Award
Dr. Emory D. Jones of Iuka MS:
HM6, William Stafford Memorial Award
HM3, The Robbie Award
Cynthia Nankee of Canton MI:
3rd Place, Jim Barton, Bard of the Pines Award
HM7, Jim Barton Memorial Award
1st Place, Alabama State Poetry Award
HM2, James C. Saunders Memorial Award
HM3, Wallace Stevens Memorial Award
2nd Place, Mississippi Poetry Society Award
1st Place, Barbara Stevens Memorial Award
Polly Opsahl of Oscoda MI:
3rd Place, Poetry Society of Indiana Award
1st Place, Poetry Society of Oklahoma A
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.
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Entries for our annual poetry contest are open from June 1 to August 1, 2024. The contest is open to members and non-members of The Poetry Society of Michigan. All of the details are included in a printable PDF file that you can download HERE. We suggest you print this file.
Over $1,100 in prizes to be awarded in 10 categories.
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