Join the Poetry Society of New Hampshire (PSNH) on Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, at @gibsonsbookstorenh from 4:30-6:00 pm for an afternoon of poetry! Our headliner this month is NH State Poet Laureate, Jennifer Militello. An open mic follows her reading.

Poetry bears witness to the truth; it is unacknowledged legislator of our realities; it gives voice to the inarticulate suffering of the oppressed. Help us make sense of the turbulent and troubled world we share, and submit one of your poems. psnh.org/submission-call

Come and cheer on NH's poetic youth at the state finals in Concord on March 6th! www.facebook.com/share/p/1B1o...

March 5: PSNH Virtual Series – A Generative Workshop with Shelby Coe Date/Time Date(s) - March 5, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm psnh.org/events/poetr...

March 3: Poetry Nashua featuring Melissa Juchniewicz @ Nashua Public Library 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm psnh.org/events/march...

PSNH will be hosting an virtual poetry vigil on February 25th at 6:30PM EST. This will be a vigil where we will provide space for all to share poems that help us process what is happening. psnh.org/poetry-socie...

Join Poetry Society of New Hampshire virtually as we celebrate and honor the legacy of Martin Luther King through poetry! *** REGISTER at PSNH.org or by using the QR Code above *** psnh.org/events/jan-1...

Touchstone is Open for Submissions, now til February 28. Send us your best poetry and art! Details at psnh.org/journal . #submissions #submissionsopen

Help Poetry Society of New Hampshire continue our mission and purpose by providing us feedback through a short (we promise!) member survey. Hearing from as many of you as possible will assist us in prioritizing our activities for 2026. tinyurl.com/PSNHSurvey

Tuesday October 7 at Poetry Nashua 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...

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"!

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.

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...

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-...

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...

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/

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!

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

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...

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!

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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.

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...

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.

CALL FOR POETRY as a part of the 2025 Aplomb Project Exhibition and Book Deadline March 15, 2025 Application and prospectus here: theaplombproject.org/poetry/

Join the Poetry Society of New Hampshire on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 pm for an afternoon of verse. This month’s headliner is Alice B. Fogel. An open mic follows her reading. For more information, please visit psnh.org

Zoom Meeting Title: PSNH presents Liane St. Laurent: Little Things - A Reading with Generative Writing Registration Link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

“To read Alice Fogel’s poems is to enter, or rather to be drawn, always toward an inner space. Every image, every word unlocks a secret door into a farther room. Brooding and meditative, Fogel is a true phenomenologist of the soul.” —Charles Simic

Tonight on Zoom! Mark DeCarteret and friends, Carand Burnet, Noah Burto, William Doreski, Marie Harris, and Chris Locke reading from their Bee Monk Press anthology, Props on Zoom Wed. Feb. 26 at 6PM Register at shorturl.at/DuGRT for Zoom link More info at psnh.org/events/mark-...

We loved seeing Patrice Pinette read from her new book, Happiness is a Strange Bird, at the The Toadstool Bookshop, Peterborough! It was an overflow crowd and there was so much love and feeling put into the reading of these poems! The book is out now from Bee Monk Press.

Just one week left to submit to the Touchstone, The Journal of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire. Send us your best poetry or art. psnh.org/journal/

We got to talk with Liane St. Laurent @liane.stlaurent about her new book un/winter, published with @beemonkpress You can listen to the conversation and some of the poems from the book at this link: psnh.org/touchstone-t...

Linda Dino Jenkins will be featured at the following readings! April 4: First Friday at The Art Store, Peterborough, NH, 5 - 7 p.m. April 10:Calandra Institute (25 W 43rd St.), NYC, 6 - 8 p.m. with the Italian American Writers Association. Come celebrate National Poetry Month!

PSNH invites you to join us at our open mic on March 19, 4:30-6, featuring Alice B. Fogel. Come and read a poem! This event is free and open to the public. gibsonsbookstore.com/event/PSNH-M...

Join us at Auspicious Brew for a fun and relaxing Open Mic Poetry Jam Night, hosted by Loretta and Shane, both local published authors/writers, and the amazing Novakoi Band as backup host band! In honor of Women's History Month, the theme for March's poetry reading will be WOMEN!

Mark DeCarteret and friends, Carand Burnet, Noah Burto,William Doreski, Marie Harris, and Chris Locke reading from their Bee Monk Press anthology, Props on Zoom Wed. Feb. 26 at 6PM Register at shorturl.at/DuGRT for Zoom link More Info. at psnh.org/events/mark-...

One more month to submit! Send your best poetry or art now! psnh.org/journal/ #callforsubmissions #callforart