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Lynn DeCaro Winners Announced

Terry Blackhawk has announced the winners of the 2025 Lynn DeCaro Contest. Click here to view the winning entries. 

Ekphrastic Poetry-Spring 2023

Click here to view the results from our Exphrastic Event at the New Britain Museum of American Art in Spring of 2023
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Click here for information on how to become a member of CPS!!

Contact us by email ctpoetryline@gmail.com

​Connecticut Poetry Society Contest Page can be found at this LINK
​To Enter go to https://connecticutriverreview.submittable.com/submit

Connecticut Poetry Society
​Mission Statement

​The Connecticut Poetry Society (CPS), an affiliate of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS), is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of poetry. 

Our mission is to welcome a diverse and inclusive community of poets to share thoughts, ideas and poems with one another through chapter meetings, education, and events. At our core is the idea that we demonstrate the deepest part of our humanity through interacting with each other and sharing experiences through poetry.

CPS publishes Connecticut River Review, a national journal of poetry, and encourages all poets in writing and publishing their poetry. Our group has a long tradition of excellence in publishing the work of poets from Connecticut and around the nation. We currently offer four major contests each year, monthly open microphone events, and educational discussions of poetry through our Poets on Poetry series. 

We welcome all poets to join CPS! For more information, browse through our website or contact us at ctpoetryline@gmail.com.