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Welcome to ISPS! We hope that you will avail yourself of the many
opportunities to share poetry with friendly and talented poets in a variety of venues and events.
Here are some benefits of ISPS membership:
- Poetry critiques at chapter meetings via Zoom and at regular chapter meeting locations across Illinois
- Annual poetry contest open to all poets with reduced submission fees for members
- Annual poetry contest for high school and junior high students and anthology of winning poems
- Monthly open mic and featured poets' readings at Brewed Awakening
- Zoom workshops and poetry readings
- Annual ISPS Book of the Year competition
- Biannual anthology of members' poems
- Scheduled website poetry publication of members' poems
- Annual Poetry Month library displays and events
- Ekphrastic exhibits with artist groups
- Collaborative events with other organizations
- Membership in the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) with reduced contest fees
- Email news and bimonthly ISPS newsletter, plus Strophes, the quarterly NFSPS Newsletter
- Free admission to ISPS seminars and online programs.
Residency in Illinois is not a requirement for membership.
To join or renew, please print, fill out, and mail one of the following forms:
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