The Columbine Poets of Colorado is a non-profit state-level
poetry association in the
U.S. state of
Colorado, affiliated with the
National Federation of State Poetry Societies
The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. (NFSPS) is a national organization of state poetry societies in the United States. It was established in 1959 and now includes affiliates in 32 U.S. states. The federation hosts conferences a ...
(NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry, conducts monthly and annual contests, issues poetry publications and organizes periodic workshops and festivals.
History
Columbine Poets was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit on May 11, 1978. The organization was first based in
Ft. Collins
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, but later it moved to
Denver when the Foothills Poets from the Foothills Art Center in
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became the core membership. Membership currently runs between 90 and 100 members across the state of Colorado with two affiliate chapters: the Foothills Chapter, based in Denver, and the Shavano Chapter, based in
Salida.
Activities
Columbine Poets Inc. is an active state society with projects including sponsorship of both adult and student poetry contests annually. The Foothills Chapter in the Denver metropolitan area hosts weekly workshops on Saturday mornings. The society also sponsors a Poetry Festival annually with readings and workshops by well-known poets.
The organization has published 10 chapbooks from their national chapbook contests, and in 2008 the group published an anthology of members' poetry, titled ''Thirty Years or Thirty Miles From Here'', which is available from booksellers.
References
External links
*{{Official, https://www.columbinepoetsofcolorado.com
Poetry organizations
Literary societies
1978 establishments in Colorado
Non-profit organizations based in Colorado
501(c)(3) organizations
Arts organizations established in 1978