California State Poetry Society
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| Established | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Type | Poetry organization |
| Website | www |
The California State Poetry Society (CSPS) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of California, affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. The organization promotes poetry, conducts monthly and annual contests, organizes periodic conferences, and awards an annual Pushcart Prize for outstanding work published in the California Quarterly journal.
The California State Poetry Society was established in 1971 by a group of poets who met on the beach near the San Luis Obispo campus of the California Polytechnic State University. Nelle Fertig and Vivian Way Bonine were members of NFSPS and recommended establishing a chapter affiliated with the national poetry organization. The constitution was approved on November 20, 1976, and the organization was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) California nonprofit corporation on August 14, 1985.
The Society's mission is to promote poetry and art in California and around the world, and donor generosity ensures the quality of its publications. CSPS is the official state organization representing California to the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS).[1]