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

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Best of 2021 Anthology Now Available!

The Ohio Poetry Day Association's Best of 2021 anthology is now available for ordering. The collection features the winning poems in OPD's annual contests, with more than 60 poems along with work by Ohio Poet of the Year, Quartez Harris. All purchases help fund OPD's Poet of the Year program and are tax deductible, as OPD is a 501(c)(3) organization. For questions, contact call (937) 834-2666.

Ordering Information
Price: $14 (includes postage)
Mail check or money order, payable to Ohio Poetry Day, to:
Amy Jo Zook
3520 State Route 56
Mechanicsburg, OH 43044

Be sure to tune in for the Ohio Poetry Day 2021 celebration.
Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021
Time: 1:30—4:30 PM

Registration: Event will take place on Zoom. Register via Eventbrite. Registrants will receive an email with Zoom login information. Space is limited. The event also can be viewed without registration live on the OPA Facebook page: facebook.com/ohiopoetry.