Poetry Society of New Hampshire
@poetrysocietynh.bsky.social
Tuesday October 7 at Poetry Nashua
Featured Reader David Banach, Open Mic, and Second Anniversary Celebration!
Nashua Library at 6PM
Featured Reader David Banach, Open Mic, and Second Anniversary Celebration!
Nashua Library at 6PM
September 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Tuesday October 7 at Poetry Nashua
Featured Reader David Banach, Open Mic, and Second Anniversary Celebration!
Nashua Library at 6PM
Featured Reader David Banach, Open Mic, and Second Anniversary Celebration!
Nashua Library at 6PM
Interview with Portsmouth Community Radio Station WSCA with Joanne Casey and David Banach talking about the Poetry Society of New Hampshire and poetry around the state and sharing some poetry.
You can listen to the conversation and the poems at PSNH.org
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
You can listen to the conversation and the poems at PSNH.org
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
Touchstone Talk: WSCA Interview with Joanne Casey and David Banach – Poetry Society of New Hampshire
psnh.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Interview with Portsmouth Community Radio Station WSCA with Joanne Casey and David Banach talking about the Poetry Society of New Hampshire and poetry around the state and sharing some poetry.
You can listen to the conversation and the poems at PSNH.org
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
You can listen to the conversation and the poems at PSNH.org
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
Today at 4:30 at Gibson's in Concord!
August 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Today at 4:30 at Gibson's in Concord!
Tune in to WSCA 106.1 FM, Portsmouth Community Radio, this Thursday at 8 a.m. - PSNH will be talking NH Poetry with Larry and Kelly, the hosts of "Seacoast Currents"!
August 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Tune in to WSCA 106.1 FM, Portsmouth Community Radio, this Thursday at 8 a.m. - PSNH will be talking NH Poetry with Larry and Kelly, the hosts of "Seacoast Currents"!
A POETRY WORKSHOP WITH ALA KHAKI TO EXPLORE POETRY AS AN
INSPIRATION AND VOICE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CHANGE
Date/Time: August 10, 2025; 10-4 pm
Place: St. Anselm College, Grappone Humanities Center
Poetry has been an instrument of defiance, resistance, and
revolution for millennia.
INSPIRATION AND VOICE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CHANGE
Date/Time: August 10, 2025; 10-4 pm
Place: St. Anselm College, Grappone Humanities Center
Poetry has been an instrument of defiance, resistance, and
revolution for millennia.
July 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A POETRY WORKSHOP WITH ALA KHAKI TO EXPLORE POETRY AS AN
INSPIRATION AND VOICE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CHANGE
Date/Time: August 10, 2025; 10-4 pm
Place: St. Anselm College, Grappone Humanities Center
Poetry has been an instrument of defiance, resistance, and
revolution for millennia.
INSPIRATION AND VOICE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CHANGE
Date/Time: August 10, 2025; 10-4 pm
Place: St. Anselm College, Grappone Humanities Center
Poetry has been an instrument of defiance, resistance, and
revolution for millennia.
We are excited to share the results of our July Ekphrastic poetry contest on art from issue 67.1.
Winners:
First Place Winner
Cathy Thwing
Second Place Winner
Patrick Bradshaw
Third Place Winner
Beth Fox
Read and see them all here:
psnh.org/ekphrastic-p...
psnh.org/ekphrastic-p...
Winners:
First Place Winner
Cathy Thwing
Second Place Winner
Patrick Bradshaw
Third Place Winner
Beth Fox
Read and see them all here:
psnh.org/ekphrastic-p...
psnh.org/ekphrastic-p...
Poetry Society of New Hampshire – Celebrating & fostering New Hampshire poets & poetry
psnh.org
July 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We are excited to share the results of our July Ekphrastic poetry contest on art from issue 67.1.
Winners:
First Place Winner
Cathy Thwing
Second Place Winner
Patrick Bradshaw
Third Place Winner
Beth Fox
Read and see them all here:
psnh.org/ekphrastic-p...
psnh.org/ekphrastic-p...
Winners:
First Place Winner
Cathy Thwing
Second Place Winner
Patrick Bradshaw
Third Place Winner
Beth Fox
Read and see them all here:
psnh.org/ekphrastic-p...
psnh.org/ekphrastic-p...
Poets from the Poetry Society of New Hampshire will read some poetry from our June Ekphrastic Poetry Contest inspired by art from the Spring issue of Touchstone. There will be an open mic reading to follow.
Sunday July 27 at 3PM at Spring Hill Studio
in Sharon, NH
psnh.org/events/july-...
Sunday July 27 at 3PM at Spring Hill Studio
in Sharon, NH
psnh.org/events/july-...
June 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Poets from the Poetry Society of New Hampshire will read some poetry from our June Ekphrastic Poetry Contest inspired by art from the Spring issue of Touchstone. There will be an open mic reading to follow.
Sunday July 27 at 3PM at Spring Hill Studio
in Sharon, NH
psnh.org/events/july-...
Sunday July 27 at 3PM at Spring Hill Studio
in Sharon, NH
psnh.org/events/july-...
We are excited to announce that on June 10-11, Poetry Society of New Hampshire (PSNH) will be participating in NH Gives! This 24-hour online event is an amazing opportunity to raise funds for poets and poetry in NH!
Check out our fundraising page here: www.nhgives.org/organization...
Check out our fundraising page here: www.nhgives.org/organization...
June 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We are excited to announce that on June 10-11, Poetry Society of New Hampshire (PSNH) will be participating in NH Gives! This 24-hour online event is an amazing opportunity to raise funds for poets and poetry in NH!
Check out our fundraising page here: www.nhgives.org/organization...
Check out our fundraising page here: www.nhgives.org/organization...
We loved the art from Touchstone Issue 67.1 so much we want to write about it!
Winners will be published in the Fall Touchstone issue and featured at an art exhibit and poetry reading on July 27 at 3PM at Spring Hill Studio in Sharon NH.
Artworks, Guidelines, and Submissions at psnh.org/ekphrastic/
Winners will be published in the Fall Touchstone issue and featured at an art exhibit and poetry reading on July 27 at 3PM at Spring Hill Studio in Sharon NH.
Artworks, Guidelines, and Submissions at psnh.org/ekphrastic/
June 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We loved the art from Touchstone Issue 67.1 so much we want to write about it!
Winners will be published in the Fall Touchstone issue and featured at an art exhibit and poetry reading on July 27 at 3PM at Spring Hill Studio in Sharon NH.
Artworks, Guidelines, and Submissions at psnh.org/ekphrastic/
Winners will be published in the Fall Touchstone issue and featured at an art exhibit and poetry reading on July 27 at 3PM at Spring Hill Studio in Sharon NH.
Artworks, Guidelines, and Submissions at psnh.org/ekphrastic/
The Spring Issue of Touchstone is out and we had a lovely time hearing some of the poets and artists read and talk about their work with some of the lovely people who were published in this issue. #poetrycommunity
The Zoom reading is next week!
The Zoom reading is next week!
May 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Spring Issue of Touchstone is out and we had a lovely time hearing some of the poets and artists read and talk about their work with some of the lovely people who were published in this issue. #poetrycommunity
The Zoom reading is next week!
The Zoom reading is next week!
We love the art in this issue of Touchstone. You will too!
The print journals are in the mail this week.
youtu.be/W-6vVTaLl0A
The print journals are in the mail this week.
youtu.be/W-6vVTaLl0A
Art From Touchstone Issue 67. 1, Spring 2025
YouTube video by Touchstone - PSNH
youtu.be
May 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We love the art in this issue of Touchstone. You will too!
The print journals are in the mail this week.
youtu.be/W-6vVTaLl0A
The print journals are in the mail this week.
youtu.be/W-6vVTaLl0A
Cover Reveal! The Spring 2025 issue of Touchstone is at the printers. We’re happy to reveal this issue’s cover with art by Cynthia Yatchman. @cynthiayatchmanart
“Fly” is a mixed media piece.
Cynthia Yatchman is a Seattle based artist and art instructor.
psnh.org/touchstone-v...
“Fly” is a mixed media piece.
Cynthia Yatchman is a Seattle based artist and art instructor.
psnh.org/touchstone-v...
May 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Cover Reveal! The Spring 2025 issue of Touchstone is at the printers. We’re happy to reveal this issue’s cover with art by Cynthia Yatchman. @cynthiayatchmanart
“Fly” is a mixed media piece.
Cynthia Yatchman is a Seattle based artist and art instructor.
psnh.org/touchstone-v...
“Fly” is a mixed media piece.
Cynthia Yatchman is a Seattle based artist and art instructor.
psnh.org/touchstone-v...
Submitathon 5/25 4-5:30 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Come & submit your work for publication & explore where to publish! Bring a <50 word bio or have the info, have poems in Word & hopefully a Submittable or Duosuma account. If you're not ready to submit, come anyway!
Come & submit your work for publication & explore where to publish! Bring a <50 word bio or have the info, have poems in Word & hopefully a Submittable or Duosuma account. If you're not ready to submit, come anyway!
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Submitathon 5/25 4-5:30 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Come & submit your work for publication & explore where to publish! Bring a <50 word bio or have the info, have poems in Word & hopefully a Submittable or Duosuma account. If you're not ready to submit, come anyway!
Come & submit your work for publication & explore where to publish! Bring a <50 word bio or have the info, have poems in Word & hopefully a Submittable or Duosuma account. If you're not ready to submit, come anyway!
Last Satirday’s PSNH Quarterly gathering. An intimate group of creative, talented poets.
May 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Last Satirday’s PSNH Quarterly gathering. An intimate group of creative, talented poets.
Touchstone Readers Norah Smith and Sam Marcotte got to talk to NH poet Patrice Pinette about her new book Happiness is a Strange Bird and her poetic practice. They also got to talk about three poems from the new book. You can listen to the conversation and the poems here:
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
April 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Touchstone Readers Norah Smith and Sam Marcotte got to talk to NH poet Patrice Pinette about her new book Happiness is a Strange Bird and her poetic practice. They also got to talk about three poems from the new book. You can listen to the conversation and the poems here:
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
Join the Poetry Society of New Hampshire At Gibson's Bookstore in Concord on Wednesday April 16, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 pm for an afternoon of verse. This month’s headliners are Mark Pawlak and Mary Bonina. An open mic follows their reading.
psnh.org/events/apr-1...
psnh.org/events/apr-1...
April 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Join the Poetry Society of New Hampshire At Gibson's Bookstore in Concord on Wednesday April 16, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 pm for an afternoon of verse. This month’s headliners are Mark Pawlak and Mary Bonina. An open mic follows their reading.
psnh.org/events/apr-1...
psnh.org/events/apr-1...
Free Workshop with NH State Poet Laureate Jennifer Militello: Thursday, April 3, in the afternoon before her evening reading at Saint Anselm in the Greg Grappone Humanities Institute
Free, but Space is limited!
Registration Required.
Register at forms.gle/eGhdyuz8FwJA...
Location: t.ly/prmIL
Free, but Space is limited!
Registration Required.
Register at forms.gle/eGhdyuz8FwJA...
Location: t.ly/prmIL
March 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Free Workshop with NH State Poet Laureate Jennifer Militello: Thursday, April 3, in the afternoon before her evening reading at Saint Anselm in the Greg Grappone Humanities Institute
Free, but Space is limited!
Registration Required.
Register at forms.gle/eGhdyuz8FwJA...
Location: t.ly/prmIL
Free, but Space is limited!
Registration Required.
Register at forms.gle/eGhdyuz8FwJA...
Location: t.ly/prmIL
NH Poet Laureate Jennifer Militello will be reading at St. Anselm College next Thursday, April 3!
Big Thought Series: Poetry Reading
In Person
April 3, 2025 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute
Google Maps Location: t.ly/prmIL
More Info. at psnh.org/events/april...
Big Thought Series: Poetry Reading
In Person
April 3, 2025 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute
Google Maps Location: t.ly/prmIL
More Info. at psnh.org/events/april...
March 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
NH Poet Laureate Jennifer Militello will be reading at St. Anselm College next Thursday, April 3!
Big Thought Series: Poetry Reading
In Person
April 3, 2025 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute
Google Maps Location: t.ly/prmIL
More Info. at psnh.org/events/april...
Big Thought Series: Poetry Reading
In Person
April 3, 2025 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute
Google Maps Location: t.ly/prmIL
More Info. at psnh.org/events/april...
Write a Poem a Day with PSNH in April for National Poetry Month!
Join us on a private server to share, stay accountable, and see what we’ve been writing!
Join us on Discord discord.gg/74Rj8FGjyB
psnh.org/events/april...
#NaPoWriMo
Join us on a private server to share, stay accountable, and see what we’ve been writing!
Join us on Discord discord.gg/74Rj8FGjyB
psnh.org/events/april...
#NaPoWriMo
March 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Write a Poem a Day with PSNH in April for National Poetry Month!
Join us on a private server to share, stay accountable, and see what we’ve been writing!
Join us on Discord discord.gg/74Rj8FGjyB
psnh.org/events/april...
#NaPoWriMo
Join us on a private server to share, stay accountable, and see what we’ve been writing!
Join us on Discord discord.gg/74Rj8FGjyB
psnh.org/events/april...
#NaPoWriMo
Ready for April? We have so much poetry in store for you for National Poetry Month:
Write a Poem a Day, Readings, Workshops, Open Mic's! Keep up with our schedule of events at psnh.org
#poetrycommunity #NationalPoetryMonth
Write a Poem a Day, Readings, Workshops, Open Mic's! Keep up with our schedule of events at psnh.org
#poetrycommunity #NationalPoetryMonth
March 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Ready for April? We have so much poetry in store for you for National Poetry Month:
Write a Poem a Day, Readings, Workshops, Open Mic's! Keep up with our schedule of events at psnh.org
#poetrycommunity #NationalPoetryMonth
Write a Poem a Day, Readings, Workshops, Open Mic's! Keep up with our schedule of events at psnh.org
#poetrycommunity #NationalPoetryMonth
We got to chat with NH State Poet Laureate Jennifer Militello about her work as Poet Laureate and to listen to and chat about 3 poems. We also talked about her forthcoming work and the value of poetry in turbulent times. You can listen to the conversation and the poems here
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We got to chat with NH State Poet Laureate Jennifer Militello about her work as Poet Laureate and to listen to and chat about 3 poems. We also talked about her forthcoming work and the value of poetry in turbulent times. You can listen to the conversation and the poems here
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
psnh.org/touchstone-t...
Today at 2!
PSNH Presents Liane St. Laurent: Little Things - A Reading With Generative Writing
Registration Link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
little things - a reading with generative writing
PSNH Presents Liane St. Laurent: Little Things - A Reading With Generative Writing
Registration Link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
little things - a reading with generative writing
March 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today at 2!
PSNH Presents Liane St. Laurent: Little Things - A Reading With Generative Writing
Registration Link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
little things - a reading with generative writing
PSNH Presents Liane St. Laurent: Little Things - A Reading With Generative Writing
Registration Link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
little things - a reading with generative writing
The new book from Philip Mosley
A translation of Werner Lambersy published by Bee Monk Press.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXLGKTNH
Werner Lambersy, a major French-language poet, confronts the disasters of personal and public history in a direct and dramatic but not sensational way.
A translation of Werner Lambersy published by Bee Monk Press.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXLGKTNH
Werner Lambersy, a major French-language poet, confronts the disasters of personal and public history in a direct and dramatic but not sensational way.
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The new book from Philip Mosley
A translation of Werner Lambersy published by Bee Monk Press.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXLGKTNH
Werner Lambersy, a major French-language poet, confronts the disasters of personal and public history in a direct and dramatic but not sensational way.
A translation of Werner Lambersy published by Bee Monk Press.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXLGKTNH
Werner Lambersy, a major French-language poet, confronts the disasters of personal and public history in a direct and dramatic but not sensational way.
We are excited to announce that Open Mic Poetry in Dover is now happening monthly!
Join us at Auspicious Brew(1 Washington St, Suite 1103, Dover) for a fun and relaxing Open Mic Poetry Jam Night.
www.facebook.com/events/66547...
Join us at Auspicious Brew(1 Washington St, Suite 1103, Dover) for a fun and relaxing Open Mic Poetry Jam Night.
www.facebook.com/events/66547...
March 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We are excited to announce that Open Mic Poetry in Dover is now happening monthly!
Join us at Auspicious Brew(1 Washington St, Suite 1103, Dover) for a fun and relaxing Open Mic Poetry Jam Night.
www.facebook.com/events/66547...
Join us at Auspicious Brew(1 Washington St, Suite 1103, Dover) for a fun and relaxing Open Mic Poetry Jam Night.
www.facebook.com/events/66547...
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has opened the 2025 submission form for the Peter Millimet Creative Writing Contest.
We encourage students from all backgrounds to participate. To enter, visit www.nhcf.org/millimet.
We encourage students from all backgrounds to participate. To enter, visit www.nhcf.org/millimet.
Peter Millimet Creative Writing Fund
www.nhcf.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has opened the 2025 submission form for the Peter Millimet Creative Writing Contest.
We encourage students from all backgrounds to participate. To enter, visit www.nhcf.org/millimet.
We encourage students from all backgrounds to participate. To enter, visit www.nhcf.org/millimet.