Southeastern Minnesota Poets
poets.semn@gmail.com
Southeastern Minnesota Poets is a group of writers who meet monthly to develop poetry writing skills and appreciation of poetry in a supportive and positive environment. We welcome writers of any age or stage in their writing pursuit.
Our meetings often include guest speakers or short presentations. We have a short business meeting, and then share our poetry. We assign ourselves an optional writing exercise each month to encourage new work. We also encourage participation in state and national poetry organizations and their contests and other events.
Newly founded in January 2008, Southeastern Minnesota Poets is a chapter of the League of Minnesota Poets. Our group is composed of poets who reside in southeastern Minnesota, generally within a 50-mile radius of Rochester. We meet the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM in the party room at Buena Vista Condos, at 121 14th street NE in Rochester.
Southeastern Minnesota Poets is a nonprofit organization. Dues are $12 annually. To share our work with a greater audience, we recently published a chapbook, Poetic Flashes. Copies are $10 each and can be obtained by request through our email address.
To contact us, email poets.semn@gmail.com
2009 Officers
Susan McMillan, president
Trudy Nelson, secretary
Paul Walsh, treasurer