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About NMSPS
The New Mexico State Poetry Society (NMSPS) was founded in 1969. We are a non-profit poetry organization…more
Recent Event!
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📰 Find the July/August 2023 Newsletter (and previous editions) on the Archived Newsletters page.
Poets Picnic – May 20, 10am to 4pm
Call the Open Space Visitor Center at (505) 768-4951 to register for the haiku hike or the haiku workshop!
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See you there!
2023 State Convention Highlights Video is Out!
Check out the Convention 2023 page for a convention highlights video!
Past Events
Anthology Submissions Are Now Closed!
Members! Submit Poems to the NMSPS Anthology!
NMSPS2 Anthology Info/Submission
Slam 4 All Results!
Adult Poet Winner
Youth Poet Winner
Slam 4 All Wrap-up from Zachary Kluckman, Publications/Contest/Fundraising Director
Slam 4 All !– we chose this name because of the implied double meaning – that the poets who signed up for the event would be competing for all of the available opportunities that winning would provide, and in the effort at doing so, they would give it their all. And the poets did not disappoint!
Fourteen of New Mexico’s veteran poets brought a wide swath of poetic experiences together on August 15th for this first ever Slam 4 All qualifier, and every single poet understood the assignment. The evening was an artistic firestorm of verse, performance and experience as the poets performed for a packed house!
NMSPS hosts and in-person and Zoom audience members were so honored to have played witness to each and every one of the poets. In the end, after three rounds of competition, our judges picked two winners . After an evening full of tied scores and neck and neck competition, Marcial Delgado became our winning adult poet, narrowly defeating poets, Kristin Patton and Rene Mullen, (who had a tied score of 29.9) by pulling down a perfect 30 in the last round!
Youth poet, Chance Kluckman, who competed in three rounds of competition against the 13 adult poets, achieved a victory of third place overall alongside Ken Bagnull. Our judges had their work cut out for them, and I will say on a personal note, in almost two decades of poetry, I have never seen a slam with such tight scoring. It was a rare, one-of-a-kind night of poetry, and we are beyond thrilled to help send Marcial and Chance on to represent New Mexico at the inaugural Blackberry Peach National Slam Poetry Competition in Florida, where we know they will do us proud!
Contribute toward our winners’ travel and lodging!
Lovers of poetry! You can support NMSPS and its representatives to the BlackBerry Peach Slam Competition in Florida this October by donating to fly our Slam Poets to Daytona Beach Shores! Click here to make a contribution!
May 7th, 2022: a Poets Picnic was a blast!
For a full wrap-up, a photo slideshow, and videos, click on this link.
Ongoing Projects
Chapter Happenings
NMSPS Chapters are Zoom-ing along! Check out the latest details.
Poetry Events in New Mexico
Check out our New Mexico Poetry Calendar for all the poetry events, meetings, and conferences happening all over the Land of Enchantment! To submit your poetry event, click here.
About NMSPS
The New Mexico State Poetry Society (NMSPS) was founded in 1969. We are a non-profit poetry organization affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. (NFSPS). Our mission is to promote the creation and appreciation of poetry throughout New Mexico. We are a diverse and inclusive community of poetry aficionados whose collective purpose is literary and educational, with a good dose of fun thrown in.
Why Join NMSPS?
NMSPS is a vibrant player in the larger poetry and arts community. We celebrate poetry in all genres and formats and welcome poets at all levels of expertise. We foster activities and events throughout New Mexico. Come create and share your poetry with us. We thrive on mutual support and mentoring.
Support NMSPS!
Help poetry in New Mexico thrive with a donation of your choosing. You can use your Paypal account or a debit or credit card for an online donation with the button to the left, or mail a check to NMSPS, P.O. Box 21825, Albuquerque, NM, 87154
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Last updated on March 5, 2024