Permian Basin Poetry Society + All Arts

04/25/2026

Just ONE WEEK to go!
Poetry. Art. Music. All in one night at Midland College. Come celebrate student talent at the Hilda Simmons Levitt Poetry Contest, Student Art Show, and Student Music Concert.

📅 April 30 | 5:30 – 8 p.m.
📍 Allison Fine Arts Building

04/17/2026

UK TREV the ROAD POET
The Destination
Midland TX
THURSDAY OPEN MIC

04/01/2026

WELCOME!

03/24/2026

02/10/2026

BE ON THE RADIO SHOW!

02/09/2026

TWO POET LAUREATES!

12/04/2025

https://www.pbs.org/show/search-west-texas-wordsmith/

Interviews with West Texas authors

12/04/2025

POETRY!!! And MORE—-
Open mics—
Facebook Aaron Ganz for The Globe of the Great Southwest in Odessa, Texas OPEN MICS— and Shakespearean productions.
Facebook Open Mic Monday at Midland Community Theatre
Facebook Poetry Society of Texas for Texas events.
Facebook Austin Poetry Society.
Facebook Michael Kelly for Central Texas
Facebook Jack Campbell for Hobbs NM

UK TREV the Road Poet In Texas in April—more info soon!
PLUS SLAMS and more throughout the year.
Seasonal open mics at
The Destination in Midland

ARTS EVENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS—
Odessa American
Facebook Laurel Davis for RADIO out of Monahans TX
Facebook 100,000 Arts in the PERMIAN BASIN
WELCOME TO TEXAS and BEYOND

10/05/2025

WELCOME!!!
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

10/03/2025

Texas Commission on the Arts is taking registrations from Texas schools and organizations serving high school students for the 2025-2026 Poetry Out Loud competition! For this year, Poetry Out Loud will focus on America 250 in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, featuring poems celebrating the rich tapestry of American stories. This year's anthology of poems is available now at https://www.poetryoutloud.org/.

09/18/2025

WELCOME!!!