WyoPoets
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| Established | 1996 |
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| Type | Poetry organization |
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| Website | www |
The WyoPoets is a non-profit state-level poetry organization in the U.S. state of Wyoming, affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. The society promotes the writing and appreciation of poetry, hosts conferences, releases poetry publications and maintains poetry awards and educational programs.
In 1977 Florence Rubert Rossi was instrumental in organizing the state's poets and affiliating with the NFSPS. At that time, the organization was known as Poets of Wyoming Writers (PWW). The group separated from Wyoming Writers in 1996 and formed a new poets' organization with a membership of about 70.[1] This organization incorporated in 2004 as WyoPoets, a 501(c)(3) organization,[2] and retained its affiliation with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies.