PSI is a great organization for poets, providing opportunities and resources for connection, fellowship, and the sharing of our creative efforts.
PSI's membership year is 01 July through 30 June.
PSI's membership year is 01 July through 30 June.
You may join at any time, and do not have to be a member of a local club/society/group to join.
Newer Members: please note that currently annual membership dues need to be renewed by July each year, no matter when you originally paid/joined PSI within PSI's membership year (01 July to 30 June).
Yearly dues for individual members are $18.00, and automatically includes membership to the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS).
Members are eligible to participate in PSI and NFSPS member-only contests.
Below are links to our online fillable PDF of our membership form and a downloadable version to print, complete, and send in. Both files contain the same information:
Newer Members: please note that currently annual membership dues need to be renewed by July each year, no matter when you originally paid/joined PSI within PSI's membership year (01 July to 30 June).
Yearly dues for individual members are $18.00, and automatically includes membership to the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS).
Members are eligible to participate in PSI and NFSPS member-only contests.
Below are links to our online fillable PDF of our membership form and a downloadable version to print, complete, and send in. Both files contain the same information:
For Individuals
| PSI Individual Membership Registration Form (Fillable PDF) |
| PSI Individual Membership Registration Form (Word doc) |
Payments can be made through check or Paypal. Instructions on form.
If you use the downloadable form, please mail form to:
Chuck Kellum
PSI Treasurer
1430 N. 200 E.
Anderson, IN 46012
Chuck Kellum
PSI Treasurer
1430 N. 200 E.
Anderson, IN 46012
Membership provides:
- Membership card
- PSI's newsletter, delivered in hard copy or electronically
- Discounted entry fee for our Annual Contest
- Membership to NFSPS (National Federation of State Poetry Societies)
- Discounted entry fees and access to additional poetry contest categories in NFSPS contests
- NFSPS's newsletter, delivered in hard copy or electronically
- PSI can help promote and/or co-host Members' readings/book signings of their own publications, COVID-19 restrictions permitting.
- Members may request to join our Closed Group Facebook page.
- Members may join in Members-Only events & opportunities, like our virtual First Tuesdays Membership Meetings and upcoming Critique Night Monthly Meetings. These monthly members-only meetings are hosted in Zoom.
For poetry lovers & supporters, on our Membership Form we offer a free non-member associate sign-up to be on our emailing list for our public events and opportunities.
We also offer affiliate membership for Local Poetry Groups.
Dues for affiliate Local Poetry Groups are currently $5, paid annually. Any organized poetry group in Indiana may become an affiliate Local Poetry Group upon payment of dues. The Local Poetry Group should submit a report to the President for each issue of the newsletter. Local Poetry Groups should either send a representative to report on their activities to both the Spring Fling and the Fall Rendezvous, or submit a written report to the Secretary. PSI will promote their meeting times & location, contact info, website, and activities on the PSI website if submitted to the Website Coordinator.
An affiliate group follows the PSI mission to unite Poetry groups and Poets; to encourage poets to write, study, and appreciate poetry; to educate and assist with keeping poetry alive.
An affiliate group supports PSI by encouraging their members to become individual members. As individual members they receive
An affiliate group encourages its members to keep poetry alive by:
An affiliate group follows the PSI mission to unite Poetry groups and Poets; to encourage poets to write, study, and appreciate poetry; to educate and assist with keeping poetry alive.
An affiliate group supports PSI by encouraging their members to become individual members. As individual members they receive
- direct emailed communications from PSI about events, meetings, and opportunities,
- can enter the Members Only Spring Fling Poetry Contest,
- can enter the PSI Annual Poetry Contest at a discount,
- become members of NSFPS and can enter into the NSFPS member contests and other State poetry contests.
An affiliate group encourages its members to keep poetry alive by:
- entering PSI's Annual Poetry Contest (whether they are individual members of PSI or not);
- supporting poetry education by volunteering in poetry events, hosting events, speaking to the youth, etc.
Print & Complete an Affiliate Local Poetry Group Membership form:
| PSI Affiliate Group Membership Registration Form |
Mail form to:
Chuck Kellum
PSI Treasurer
1430 N. 200 E.
Anderson, IN 46012
Chuck Kellum
PSI Treasurer
1430 N. 200 E.
Anderson, IN 46012
