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SMPS in the news and miscellaneous poetry-related links.

• Sep 2021, “Mankato Professor named Minnesota’s First Native Poet Laureate“, Southern Minnesota News.
• Apr 2016, “How Photos & Life Inspire Poetry At A Mankato Exhibit“, by Audrey Kletscher-Helbling, Minnesota Prairie Roots.
• Nov 2015, “Southern Minnesota Poets’ Society Christmas Program“, by Debbie Zimmerman, Saint Peter Herald.
• Aug 2013, “Mankato’s Newest Public Art Project“, by Audrey, Kletscher-Helbling, MINN Post.
• Jun 2013 “Poetry Signs Set to Go” by Robb Murray, Mankato Free Press.
• May 2013 “Poetry Walk Takes A Ride on the Literary Side” by Robb Murray, Mankato Free Press.
• Apr 2013 “Lady Poetesses Bring Science Fiction Fun to Mankato” by Robb Murray, Mankato Free Press.
• Apr 2013 “Best Poetry Events in Minnesota” by Andrea Wodele,  CBS Minnesota.
• Mar 2012 “Mankato’s Word Walk: Off 90” KSMQ TV.
• Feb. 2012 “For the Love of Poetry“, Mankato Magazine, pp 18-21.
• Jun, 2011 “At the Word Walk: Why I Won’t Eat Tuna“, Minnesota Prairie Roots.
• Summer, 2011 “Word Walk“, Twin Rivers Center for the Arts.
• Mar 2011 “Two Poets in a Pod”, by Nell Musolf, Mankato Free Press.
• Mar 2011 “MN Poetry, Susan Stevens Chambers: Weather Advisory“, Minnesota Public Radio.
• May 2009 “Brown Bag Luncheon with Southern Mn Poets” Refugenius by Saymoukda Vongsay.
• Nov 2008 “Poetry Close to Home“, by Mickey Tibbits, Mankato Free Press.

​Minnesota's Poet Laureate - Gwen Westerman (professor at Minnesota State University-Mankato)
League of Minnesota Poets (SMPS is a chapter)
Good Thunder Reading Series
Archived Talks and Interviews from past Good Thunder Reading Series presenters.
Minnesota Public Radio State of the Arts

Newsletter
​The Thistledown was the monthly printed newsletter of the Southern MN Poets Society. We now send out notices via email and Facebook.
Volume numbers changed each fall as we started a new season of poetry after our summer break.
As you look back at older issues, you will notice that there are some odd numberings and duplicates. When archiving these, we noted these things below. Thanks to Susan Stevens Chambers, Meredith Cook and Yvonne Cariveau for their contributions to this page.

05/2012   Vol: 32   8   May 2012
2012-04   Vol: 32   7   April, 2012
03/2012   Vol: 32   6   March 2012
02/2012   Vol: 32   5   February 2012
2012-01   Vol: 32   4   January 2012
12/2011   Vol: 32   3   December 2011
11/2011   Vol: 32   2   November 2011
10/2011   Vol: 32   1   October 2011
05/2011   Vol: 31   8   May, 2011
04/2011   Vol: 31   7   April, 2011
03/2011   Vol: 31   6   March 2011
02/2011   Vol: 31   5   February 2011
01/2011   Vol: 31   4   January 2011
11/2010   Vol: 21   2   November 2010
10/2010   Vol: 31   1   October 2010
04/2010   Vol: 30   7   April, 2010
02/2010   Vol: 30   6   February, 2010
01/2010   Vol: 30   5   January 2010
12/2009   Vol: 30   4   December 2009
11/2009   Vol: 30   3   November 2009
10/2009   Vol: 30   2   October 2009
09/2009   Vol: 30   1   September 2009
04/2009   Vol: 29   8   April 2009
03/2009   Vol: 29   7   March 2009
02/2009   Vol: 29   6   February 2009
01/2009   Vol: 29   5   January 2009
12/2008   Vol: 29   4   December 2008
11/2008   Vol: 29   3   November 2008
10/2008   Vol: 29   2   October 2008
09/2008   Vol: 29   1   September 2008
06/2008   Vol: 28   8   June 2008
03/2008   Vol: 28   5   March 2008
01/2008   Vol: 28   1   Un-Newsletter January 2008
01/2008   Vol: 28   4   January/February 2008
11/2007   Vol: 28   3   November 2007
10/2007   Vol: 28   2   October 2007
09/2007   Vol: 28   1   September 2007
01/2007   Vol: 27   1, 2, 4 and 5   January to May 2007
12/2006   Vol: 26   12   December 2006
08/2006   Vol: 26   8   August 2006
05/2006   Vol: 26   5   May 2006
03/2006   Vol: 26   3   March 2006
01/2006   Vol: 26   1, 2, 7 and 11   January to November 2006
09/2004   Vol: 25   1 to 9 and 11 to 13   September 2004 to December 2005
01/2004   Vol: 24   1 to 5   January to July 2004
09/2003   Vol: 23   1 to 4   September to December 2003
09/2002   Vol: 22   1 to 10   September 2002 to June 2003
11/2001   Vol: 21   2 to 10   November 2001 to June 2002
11/2000   Vol: 20   2, 4 to 8 and 10   November 2000 to June 2001
10/2000   Vol: 19   2   October 2000
09/1999   Vol: 18   1 to 10   September 1999 to June 2000
09/1998   Vol: 17   1 to 10   September 1998 to June 1999
11/1997   Vol: 16   3 to 9   November 1997 to June 1998
02/1997   Vol: 15   11 to 16   February to October 1997
01/1996   Vol: 15   1 to 8   January to November 1996
01/1995   Vol: 14   1 to 4, 6 to 10   January to December 1995
03/1993   Vol: 13   2 to 9   March 1993 to December 1994
01/1993   Vol: 13   1 to 7, 9 and 10   January to November 1993
01/1992   Vol: 12   1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10   January to December 1992
01/1991   Vol: 11   1 to 9   January to December 1991
09/1989   Vol: 10   2, 4, 5, 7 to 9, 11 to 14   September 1989 to July 1990
05/1989   Vol: 9   9   May 1989
10/1987   Vol: 8   2, 6 and 8   October 1987 to May 1988
10/1986   Vol: 7   2 to 6   October 1986 to May 1987
10/1985   Vol: 6   1   October 1985
09/1984   Vol: 5   1 to 9   September 1984 to May 1985
09/1983   Vol: 4   1 to 8   September 1983 to May 1984
09/1982   Vol: 3   1 to 7   September 1982 to May 1983
09/1981   Vol: 2   1, 2, 3, 4 and 8   September 1981 to April 1982
10/1980   Vol: 1   1   October 1980 to April 1981

Poem by Yvonne Cariveau, Photo by Audrey Kletscher Helbling

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