ALERT!

Long River Run Accepting Submissions. Deadline Extended to September 30th
Guidelines

Some of our contest dates have changed!

The Connecticut River Review Contest
is now August 1 to September 30, 2010 deadline

The Al Savard Contest
is now December 1 to January 30, 2011 deadline

The Lynn DeCaro Contest
is now January 15 to March 15, 2011 deadline

Please check the Contest Page for info
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Save the Date: October 15th
7-9 pm.

CPS Benefit Poetry Reading
Open Mike for CPS Members
w/ Refreshments
at the KCK Art Gallery, West Haven, CT
Donations to support Local Food Bank WHEAT
The Connecticut Poetry Society (CPS) will sponsor a benefit poetry reading POETRY FOR FOOD on October 15th at the KCK Art Gallery in West Haven . Donations will benefit the W.H.E.A.T. West Haven Emergency Assistance Taskforce food bank. There will be a reception with refreshments at 6 pm with poetry readings 7pm to 9pm. Poets from CPS are invited to read followed by an open microphone if time permits. This will be similar to our Wine and Cheese meeting/reading last year. Free for members, but donations accepted. The KCK Gallery is located at 397 Campbell Ave. in downtown West Haven across the street form Walgreens . http://www.kckgallery.com/

Save the Date! Sunday,

December 12, 2010, 2-4 pm.

CPS Annual Holiday Reading.

Location to be announced.

Winners of the 2010 Connecticut Poetry Award Click Here

Winners of the Al Savard Contest Announced Click Here

Slide show photos of Readers at our April 11th Annual meeting Click here

Play Poetry Trivia Gameshow from the meeting Click Here

Winners of the Lynn DeCaro Poetry Contest Announced! Click Here

Winners of the Connecticut River Review Poetry Contest Announced!
Click Here

Ginny Connors Wins Sunken Garden Poetry Prize Ginny Lowe Connors has won the 2010 Sunken Garden Poetry Prize awarded by Hill-Stead Museum! The Award comes with a $1000 prize and her Chapbook Under the Porch will be published by the Hill Stead Museum. Ginny received her MFA from Vermont College last summer. She will read in the Sunken Garden on July 7 this summer. Ginny is contest Chairperson for the Connecticut Poetry Society. Bravo!

Connecticut Poetry Society

The Connecticut Poetry Society (CPS), an affiliate of the National Federation of Poetry Societies (NFSPS), is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of poetry. Our group has a long tradition of excellence in publishing the work of poets from Connecticut and around the nation.

Our mission is to support the art form of poetry with chapter meetings, contests, and poetry events. Membership is not limited to Connecticut residents. One does not have to be a poet to join, just a person willing to dedicate time or money in support of the arts.

Chapters usually meet monthly to workshop original poetry and sponsor readings, lectures or programs in their communities. Browse through our site. To get information about CPS, contact Christine Beck at mailto:connpoetry@comcast.net . The Academy of American Poets has published a "Poetry Map" of America that features photos, events, and information relevant to poetry in each state. Take a look at the Connecticut page by clicking here http://www.poets.org/state.php/varState/CT