Pennsylvania Poetry Society
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| Established | 1949 |
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| Type | Poetry organization |
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| Website | www |
The Pennsylvania Poetry Society (PPS) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, which is affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts monthly and annual contests, publishes poetry books and organizes periodic meetings, workshops and festivals.
The Pennsylvania Poetry Society (PPS), Inc. was founded October 21, 1949, growing out of the Pennsylvania Folklore Society and inaugurated by Colonel Henry W. Shoemaker and his sister, Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff. PPS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of poets involved in the craft of poetry at the local, state, and national levels. The mission of the Pennsylvania Poetry Society is "to secure fuller recognition for poetry, to foster a better appreciation of it, and to assist American poets in their craft."[1] The society's historical archives are housed at the State Archives Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[2]