Poetry Out Loud is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and ...

The Mississippi Poetry Society is excited to announce its 2026 Spring Fest, which will take place at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center on April 25 and 26. As a […] ...

I’m Ann Fisher-Wirth, the Poet Laureate for Mississippi 2025-2029, and I want to tell you about my new podcast series called “The Favorite Poem Project,” available through the Mississippi Arts ...

James McWilliams's biography details the life and work of poet Frank Stanford. Stanford, born in Mississippi and raised in Tennessee and Arkansas, died by suicide at age 29. His epic poem "The ...

The North Branch of the MS Poetry Society has chosen Southaven’s William Hill as this year’s Poet of the Year for that branch. He will vie for the state POY title against winners from the other two ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Kimiko Hahn, New York state poet and acclaimed author of nearly a dozen collections of poetry, will join Mississippi State University as a visiting writer on Tuesday, Feb. 17 for a ...

The Midwest Writing Center will be taking submissions to its Susan K. Collins Poetry Chapbook Contest (f/k/a Mississippi Valley Poetry Chapbook Contest) through September 30th. The winning chapbook ...

Poetry Reading, Book Signing by Samyak Shertok October 20, 2025 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm About this event MSU Department of English Professor Samyak Shertok will read from his debut poetry collection, "No ...