10/09/2026
We are saddened to hear about the passing of Joanna S. Schuman on September 21. Joan was president of The Poetry Society of South Carolina from 1986 to 1990. She was the fourth female president of the PSSC, and her presidency was a time of putting the affairs of the organization in perfect order, after years of lax standards. She innovated many improvements in the running of the group, many of which are still used today. Her husband, Stanley, was also a poet and active in the PSSC. One of the crowning achievements of her presidency was luring Linda Pastan to read for The Society in April 1990. Joan holds the record for living the longest of all PSSC presidents (thus far) and the PSSC president with the most offspring: 4 boys and 4 girls.
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