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.
The fall issue of Making Waves published by The Ludington Writers Group has been released. It includes several poems by PSM members. The theme for this issue is “Homer’s Oddities”.
To read it free online, just click the cover illustration.
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.
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.
Several PSM members are featured in a new anthology from 3rd Wednesday Press. Follow the link for a free download.
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Ginny responded to our March craft article on writing Korean Sijo poetry with this excellent example. We thank her for sharing. Got a good one to share? Send it to our webmaster, Dave Jibson at the address at About/Board of Directors
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