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Stanford M. Forrester/sekiro is a past president of the Haiku Society of America and founding editor of bottle rockets: a collection of short verse that has been in print for 26 years. Though his work has been published in over 60 journals and 20 anthologies worldwide, he is most proud of his inclusion in Haiku, edited by Peter Washington in the Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets Series (Knopf), American Zen: A Gathering of Poets (Bottom Dog Press), and Haiku in English: The First 100 Years (Norton). In 2001, he was a recipient of the Museum of Haiku Literature Award, given by the Museum of Haiku Literature in Tokyo and the Haiku Society of America. In 2004, he took first seat in the 57th Annual Bashō Anthology Contest in Ueno, Japan. One of his poems was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2011 and in 2012, he won second place in the Robert Frost International Poetry & Haiku Contest. One poem of his was featured on the premier episode of Japan’s NHK TV show “Haiku Masters,” where he lost to Bashō. In 2018, another of his haiku placed in the second category of the Ito-En Tea Haiku Contest (International Division) out of thousands of entries. Most recently, two of Stanford’s haiku were included in the college textbook Understanding Poetry (2020) by Helen Doss. designated driver (2023) is his latest book that collects some of Stanford's newest poems (& a sprinkle of some earlier ones) over the last several years.

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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​Connecticut Poetry Society Contest Page can be found at this LINK
Nutmeg Contest Winners Announced!!
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Nutmeg Award (was Al Savard) - CONNECTICUT POETRY SOCIETY

Connecticut River Review News

The 2025 Connecticut River Review is now accepting submissions. We will be open to submissions through April 15th. Submissions are reviewed and responded to on a rolling basis.
Click here for more info: https://www.ctpoetry.net/connecticut-river-review.html​
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.
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