Our Mission:
The Poetry Society of South Carolina strives to support member poets both amateur and professional through innovative programming and a time-honored catalogue of events. We seek to maintain a high profile for poetry within all South Carolina communities and beyond, and to provide various opportunities for the art form to be enjoyed. The Society supports American poetics by making space for creatives whose vision represents the entire spectrum of ingenuity from classic to entirely new forms.
Our Vision:
Every Corner, Every County
Building the Next 100 Years
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Every Corner, Every County
Every Corner, Every County
Marcus Amaker Workshop
Tall Women Book Launch
Centennial Park
Poetry Trail Formation Workshop
Poetry Society of SC readings and workshops are supported by South Carolina Humanities, a not-for-profit organization; inspiring, engaging, and enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature, culture, and heritage.
Upcoming Events
Sat, Jan 04Richland Library MainJan 04, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMRichland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USAJan 04, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMRichland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USAAngelo Geter received a BA in Political Science from Winthrop University and a MS in Higher Education from Drexel University. He is a poet and performance artist also known in the spoken word world as “EyeAmBic.” See About the Event for more.
Sat, Jan 04Richland Library MainJan 04, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PMRichland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USAJan 04, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PMRichland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201, USAGeter is a National Poetry Slam champion, Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam finalist, Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam finalist, and a 2019 All-America City winner. He has performed at venues and competitions across the country, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Watering Hole.
Fri, Jan 10CharlestonJan 10, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMCharleston, 164 King St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
Contests - Submissions For Spring & Fall Writing Contests
PSSC has two rounds of poetry contests each academic year, Fall and Spring.
Prize-winning poems are published on this website and in the Poetry Society of South Carolina Yearbook, published annually since 1922 and now distributed to libraries of SC schools and universities, as well as to the membership.
Yvette Murray
Board Member, PSSC
Yvette has won the Susan Laughter Meyers Summer Scholarship for 2022! Photo credit to Bill Griffin. Read more here.
"I love what syntax can do in a poem, its ability to indicate not just sequence but also hierarchy and relationships, its role in manipulating the rhythm and pacing. Syntax is truly like a conductor leading an orchestra."
Susan Laughter Meyers
Press For The History of the Poetry Society of South Carolina
On its 100th birthday, Poetry Society of South Carolina gets a romp of a read
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By Mara Hogan, Post & Courier, October 21, 2021
Years in the making, the full history of the country's oldest state poetry society is now available in softcover. Purchase a PSSC Softcover Edition here.
The Poetry Society of South Carolina
P.O. Box 1090
Charleston, SC 29402
everycornereverycounty@gmail.com