Ohio Poetry Day Association

"In 1938, the State of Ohio set the third Friday of every October as Ohio Poetry Day. This was the first poetry day established by a state government in the United States. Tessa Sweazy Webb spent thirteen months lobbying the Ohio General Assembly to create Ohio Poetry Day. She argued, 'For each living reader a living poet, for each living poet a living reader.' After Ohio approved Webb's idea, other states adopted a day dedicated to poetry as well." - Quotation from Ohio History Central

Thursday, March 5, 2020

2020 Ohio Poetry Day Contests

For more information, please contact:

Ohio Poetry Day Association
c/o Amy Jo Zook
3520 State Route 56
Mechanicsburg, Ohio