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.
The fall issue of Peninsula Poets is at the printer.
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At the latest board meeting it was decided to expand our readership and give our poems worldwide exposure.
Call for Submissions
Peninsula Poets Spring 2025 (Members Edition)
Members only! You must be a member in good standing with your dues paid through 2025. Visit poetrysocietyofmichigan.com for full membership details. If you are unsure of your membership status, you can contact me at membership.psm@gmail.com. Submissions accepted from now until February 1, 2025.
By email (preferred): send up to 3 unpublished poems in a single attachment, with one poem per page and your contact information. Due to space constraints, the length must be no more than a maximum of 40 lines (including stanza breaks). Please use Microsoft Word or Word Perfect format. Email to springeditor.psm@gmail.com.
If you don’t have email, send up to three poems, one poem per page, with contact info on eachpage. Due to space constraints, length must be no more than maximum of 40 lines, including spaces. to PSM Spring Edition, PO Box 1035, Cadillac, MI 49601 (Must be postmarked by midnight February 1, 2025).If you have any questions, email me, Debra Belcher, at springeditor.psm@gmail.com.
We are looking forward to reading your work! We are also seeking cover photo submissions. We have become aware of the wealth of artistic talent beyond poetry among our membership. We would love to include your artwork, painting, drawing, pottery, quilting, stained glass, even doodles or simple line drawings for chapter pages! Please send jpg photos of your work so we can make a collage or quilt style cover and headings for chapters. No more than 3 submissions per person please. Email to springeditor.psm@gmail.com
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.
Poetry Society of Michigan 