Poets Roundtable of Arkansas

Poets Roundtable of Arkansas (PRA) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of Arkansas, affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts monthly and annual contests, issues poetry publications and organizes periodic meetings and conferences.

Poets Roundtable of Arkansas
Established1931
TypePoetry organization
Websitepoetsroundtableofarkansas.org

History
Cover of the 80th anniversary anthology from Poets Roundtable of Arkansas, 2013.

The Poets Roundtable of Arkansas was founded on February 5, 1931,[1] by a group of seven women interested in developing as poets. The group was originally named Round Table Poets. The PRA adopted its current name on July 25, 1939, and is currently a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

PRA is an affiliate member of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies.[2] In 2020 PRA had ten affiliate branches in Arkansas. The archives of the organization are stored at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies.[3]

Activities

PRA hosts contests,[4] study groups, an annual workshop, and celebrates National Poetry Day annually in October. It publishes a quarterly newsletter, the News 'N' Notes.[5] In 2013 the PRA published a retrospective of 80 years of members' poetry.

References
  1. "Poets Roundtable of Arkansas". Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. "Poets Roundtable of Arkansas". Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. "Finding Aid for the Poets' Roundtable of Arkansas records". Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. "POETS' ROUNDTABLE OF ARKANSAS NAMES STUDENT CONTEST WINNERS". Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. "Newsletters". Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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