The Utah State Poetry Society is an organization dedicated to the creation and appreciation of poetry. While the major activities focus on writing, members are encouraged to read and listen to the great poetry of our time and our heritage.
If you are a lover of poetry and/or an aspiring poet, you will be rewarded in many ways by membership in the Utah State Poetry Society.
Sponsored by C. Cameron Johns, the first president, six charter members founded the Utah State Poetry Society on May 6, 1950. On October 18, 1963, the Society was incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah.
Trustees listed were C. Cameron Johns, Betty W. Madsen, and Beulah H. Sadleir.
Incorporators were Ann W. Hafen, Linnie F. Robinson, Kathryn Kay, Clinton F. Larson.
Articles of Incorporation stated, "The period of duration of this organization shall be perpetual", and the Society was declared a non-profit corporation.
UTSPS Chapter Presidents
Ben Lomond Poets (Ogden) O. William (Bill) Asplund, Chapter President
Dixie Poets (St. George) Lin Floyd, Chapter President
Hinterland Poets (at large via online) Twila Wood, Chapter President
Redrock Writers (St. George) Markay Brown, Chapter President
Rhyme and Reason (Bountiful) Michael Spears, Chapter President
Valley Winds (Salt Lake City) Jon Sebba, Chapter President
Willow Wind Poets (Kanab) RaVen Chiong, Chapter President
Word Weavers (southern Utah Valley) Pat Johnson, Chapter President
wasplund@comcast.net
(801) 544-4714
floyds@sunrivertoday.com
(801) 628-8522
redrockwriters.org
(435) 275-2263
mspears16d@gmail.com(801) 732-0432
ravenis.chiong@gmail.com
(510) 325-0810
pat.johnson3@comcast.net
(801) 885-1532
This project is supported in part by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts
© UTSPS 2020
