Rochester Poets is the region's oldest ongoing literary organization. Founded in 1922 as the Rochester, New York, chapter of the Poetry Society of America, the group ceased its affiliation with the Society in the 1980s in order to accept a wider variety of members. At that time, the organization adopted its current name.
Meetings are held monthly on the third Saturday at the Center at High Falls Gallery. From 2003–2005, the organization held monthly readings at Writers & Books. In January 2006, the venue was changed to St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, NY, where it currently holds a reading on the third Sunday of each month in the Ross Art Gallery of the Skalny Welcome Center.
A large portion of the Rochester Poetry Society and Rochester Poets correspondence, minutes and other documents from 1922 to 1973 are archived in the Rare Books and Special Collection Department of the Rush Rhees Library located at the University of Rochester.
Read more about Rochester Poets: Activities, Publications, Notable Members, Rochester Poets Walk
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