What a turnout for our March reader, Waqas Khawaja! A great evening and reception afterward. Thanks to all who came to another reading, and a great thanks to all who came to their first! We hope it was enjoyed by everyone and that you will come to hear Kelly Whiddon on 04/20/10. Details to come...
Thursday, March 25, 2010
A great success
What a turnout for our March reader, Waqas Khawaja! A great evening and reception afterward. Thanks to all who came to another reading, and a great thanks to all who came to their first! We hope it was enjoyed by everyone and that you will come to hear Kelly Whiddon on 04/20/10. Details to come...
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Cosmos Mariner Award $500
Now is the time to enter our Cosmos Mariner Award Poetry Contest!: $500 to the winner. Judge: David Kirby. 3-5 unpublished poems (10 pages max.), postmarked May 15. SASE and a $10 check payable to PSGA. Include contact information on cover sheet only. Indicate simultaneous submissions. Manuscripts will not returned. Send to Poetry Society of Georgia P.O. Box 15625 Savannah, GA 31416. There will be no electronic submissions. The winning poem will be published in our yearbook, an annual mailed out to all members, and posted on this blog site. Announcement date of winner to come.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
March Reading!

Join us on Tuesday March 9th at 7pm (6:30 meet and greet for members) for our poetry reading this month. Waqas Khawaja is an Associate Professor of English at Agnes Scott College. His most recent project is an anthology of poems translated into English from Pakistan's seven major languages. He was a practicing lawyer and newspaper columnist in Pakistan before relocating to the US in 1994.
The reading will be held at the Telfair Arts Museum, 121 Barnard street, Savannah GA. Admission is $10.00 - all profits support the Poetry Society of Georgia. Please contact us at poetryknows@gmail.com with any questions.
This poetry reading series is supported in part by the Grassroots Arts Program in conjunction with the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly and administered by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. GCA is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the arts.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
An intimate reading
Thanks to all who came to Chad Davidson's reading. Chad is so talented at making his audience feel like a part of the reading rather than "an audience". I thoroughly enjoyed it. For those of you who missed it we hope to see you at The Savannah book Festival and specifically at Dr. Nagueyalti Warren's reading, which we are sponsoring. There are many other great poets reading and you can get all the details at http://www.savannahbookfestival.org/
Here are some pics from Davidson's reading, enjoy!


Here are some pics from Davidson's reading, enjoy!
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Mark our next reader on your new 2010 calendar! Chad Davidson will be reading at the Telfair Academy (121 Barnard Street) for us on January 19, 2010.
Chad Davidson is the author of The Last Predicta (2008) and Consolation Miracle (2003), winner of the Crab Orchard Prize in Poetry. Otherbooks include: Hockey Haiku: the Essential Collection, Space (chapbook), and Tourist Guide to the Forgotten City (chapbook). His poems have also appeared in several anthologies, including: From the Fishouse: An Anthology of Poems that Sing, Rhyme, Resound, Syncopate, Alliterate, and Just Plain Sound Great (with audio CD); Breathe: 101 Contemporary Odes; Under the Rock Umbrella: Contemporary American Poets from 1951-1977; and In a Fine Frenzy Rolling. He has work currently appearing in AGNI, Double Take, Hotel Amerika, Virginia Quarterly Review, and The Writer’s Chronicle. His new poetry textbook, Writing Poetry: Creative and Critical Approaches was published in 2009. He teaches at the University of West Georgia.
Member’s only reception with Chad at 6:30pm. Public reading begins at 7pm. Admission is $10.00 – all proceeds help the Poetry Society continue to serve you and the greater community of Savannah.
This poetry reading series is supported in part by the Grassroots Arts Program in conjunction with the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly and administered by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. GCA is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the arts..
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
PSGA Christmas party

You are invited to our Christmas party!
It will be held on December 11th at 7pm at the Gordonston cottage. A secluded cottage on a wooded acreage with a roaring fire in the fireplace! Bring up to three of your own poems, or your favorites of others, to share with everyone! Refreshments and snacks will be provided but if you have a dish you'd like to share please feel free. So mark it on your calendar for an evening of good friends, good food and great poems.
The Gordonston cottage is located at the intersection of Edgewood Rd and Pierpont Ave just off Henry and Skidaway. Please email us with any questions - poetryknows@gmail.com and bring a friend!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Osing Reading
Great thanks to all who attended Gordon Osing's reading. It was a wonderful evening and the poetry took us from our seats to far off places including India and China! The Society will not be hosting a reader for December because we will be hosting our annual Christmas party where we invite members to read their own work or some of their favorites. Details to come, but save the date of December 11th for that event. Our great gratitude once more for all your support and we look forward to seeing you in December.
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