Poetry Society of Indiana
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| Abbreviation | PSI |
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| Established | 1941 |
| Type | Poetry organization |
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| Website | poetrysocietyofindiana |
The Poetry Society of Indiana (PSI) is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of Indiana, which is affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts monthly meetings and annual contests, publishes poetry books and organizes periodic workshops and festivals.
The Poetry Society of Indiana is an all-volunteer non-profit 501(c)(3) poetry organization in Indiana. Formerly known as Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs, it was first established on May 31, 1941,[1] and included 25 charter members; it was incorporated as a non-profit in 1980 as the Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs. In 2016 the organization changed its name to Poetry Society of Indiana and extended its outreach throughout the state.[2] Poetry Society of Indiana membership consists of individual poet members and local poetry groups.[3]
In 1978, the organization inaugurated its PSI Annual Poetry Contest,[4] which now has over 25 poem categories. The winners of the PSI Annual Poetry Contest are announced at the annual PSI Fall Rendezvous Convention.[5]
The annual PSI Spring Fling Convention[6] includes announcing the winners of the annual PSI Members-Only Spring Fling Poetry Contest.[7] PSI published its first newsletter bulletin Indiana Poet on August 1, 1942.