Lynn DeCaro Student Contest accepting submissions
LYNN DECARO POETRY COMPETITION
In memory of Lynn DeCaro, a promising young CPS member who died of leukemia in 1986 Made possible through the generous support of The Betty and Allen DeCaro Family Submission Period: January 1, 2019 to March 15, 2019 Open to Connecticut Student Poets in Grades 9-12 Prizes: 1st $75, 2nd $50, 3rd $25 Click this Link: Submission via Submittable on line only- no paper submissions Scroll down the page to Lynn Decaro Photos from CPS Annual Holiday Party 12-16-18 at Middlesex Community College
CONNECTICUT RIVER REVIEW POETRY CONTEST
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The Nutmeg Poetry Award Accepting Submissions Dec 1, 2018 -Feb 1, 2019
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CPS Has New Treasurer
 Michael Lepore
Our long time Treasurer Michael J. Lepore is stepping down from that position which he has served with distinction for years. Under Michael’s administration our membership has grown and our financial position improved considerably. Michael on his own initiative has found sponsors for all our contests which has made our budget no longer dependent on the ups and downs of our annual contest entry fees to cover costs. Michael has generously sponsored a contest himself for several years and made his beautiful home the Cardinal Inn available for our board meetings, and for workshops. Our organization and particularly our executive board will greatly miss him.
Michael is a retired orthodontist and with his wife Nancy owns and operates A Cardinal House bed and breakfast in Glastonbury, CT. Dr. Lepore is the author of Forgotten Heroes: Poems for and about Veterans of the Vietnam War, Vietnam Voices: Echoes of the Vietnam Experience, and the award-winning Moral Injury: A Vietnam War Journey of Moral and Spiritual Confusion, all published by Grayson Books. Upon graduation from the University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Lepore received a commission in the U. S Navy Dental Corps and served his active duty attached to Headquarters, 2nd Marine Division at Camp LeJeune, NC. He is Treasurer of the local Veterans' Service Commission and Paymaster of the Peter P. Monaco Jr. Detachment of the Marine Corps League where, through his poetry, he helps to raise funds for the Marines Helping Marines, Wounded Marine Program, for the combat troops returning from the Iraqi and Afghanistan conflicts.  Mark Sheridan
Mark Sheridan has taken over as our treasurer and is settling into that position. Many of our members know Mark from his many outstanding presentations as part of our POP (Poets on Poetry) series at the Hartford Public Library, the Southington Library, and other Connecticut Poetry Society events.
Mark spent twenty-five years as a Managing Director with JPMorgan & Co, living and working as an investment banker on four continents. He then earned a PhD in Modern History & Literature from Drew University. He taught at-risk inner-city high school students in Newark and Elizabeth, NJ for five years; and has dedicated himself full-time to studying and writing poetry for the last five years. Connecticut Poetry Award winners for 2017 Announced
Winners of the 2017 Connecticut Poetry Award have been posted as well as the winning poems. Click this link to view them
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CONNECTICUT POETRY SOCIETY 2017 Al Savard Memorial Poetry Contest
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Happy Holidays! CPS 2017 Party Photos
The Connecticut Poetry Society held its annual holiday party December 10th at the Butterworth Hall, University of Hartford. A group of about 50 poetry loving people attended. The main presentation was very well received as four society members read and commented on the poetry of four major poets who passed away recently.
The poets presented John Ashbury- by Julia Paul, Derek Walcott by Pat Mottola, Richard Wilbur -by Christine Beck , and C.D. Wright by Ginny Connors.
We also had our traditional Open Mic, Free Door Prizes and a book exchange.
The poets presented John Ashbury- by Julia Paul, Derek Walcott by Pat Mottola, Richard Wilbur -by Christine Beck , and C.D. Wright by Ginny Connors.
We also had our traditional Open Mic, Free Door Prizes and a book exchange.
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