Poetry Society Celebrates 100 Years in South Carolina

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The Poetry Society of South Carolina will celebrate it's 100th anniversary in January, 2021. The Society hosts free events (downloadable PDF of January - March 2021 events), and fosters the craft of poetry by offering seminars, workshops, writers’ groups, and prizes that include cash awards and publication. Among the major American poets that have been featured through the years are Edna St. Vincent Millay, Robert Frost, Henry Taylor, and Billy Collins. For more information, please contact Curtis Derrick, VP, Poetry Society of SC.

Upcoming Event

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Building Statewide Access: Lessons from Tennessee’s Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

November 17, 2025, 3:00 PM

 In this session, Beth Williamson and Cynthia Moynihan will share how the program—through collaboration between Tennessee State Library and Archives and Nashville Public Library—has built and sustained a statewide model for accessibility, outreach, and partnership.