11 Oct 2022

Iowa Poetry Association Announces Release of Its 77th Annual Anthology Lyrical Iowa 2022

By Marilyn J Baszczynski

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 11, 2022) — The Iowa Poetry Association (IPA) announces the publication of its annual poetry anthology Lyrical Iowa. The poems in this year's edition of Lyrical Iowa are anchored in lived experiences, cultural memories, and hopes and dreams for the future, according to Editor Marilyn Baszczynski. The 2022 edition of Lyrical Iowa is IPA's 77th anthology.

30 Sep 2021

Iowa Poetry Association Announces Release of Its 76th Annual Anthology "Lyrical Iowa 2021"

By Marilyn J Baszczynski

IOWA CITY, IOWA (September 30, 2021) — The past year brought change, fear, shortages, loss, deaths, masks, social distancing, quarantines, isolation, numbers, protests, political upheavals, derechos, fires, freezes, online schools, Zoom meetings and learning how to live through the superlatives of countless unknowns. However, many Iowans found solace in writing, according to Lyrical Iowa Editor Marilyn Baszczynski.

23 Sep 2020

Announcing Iowa Poetry Association Contest Winners

By Marilyn J Baszczynski

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (September 23, 2020) — The Iowa Poetry Association will soon release its 75th Anniversary Edition of Lyrical Iowa, the annual anthology comprised of poems by Iowa writers of all ages.

06 Aug 2019

The Iowa Poetry Association 74th edition of "Lyrical Iowa"

By Marilyn J Baszczynski

IOWA CITY, IOWA (August 6, 2019) — The Iowa Poetry Association will soon release its 74th edition of "Lyrical Iowa," the annual anthology comprised of poems by Iowa writers of all ages. According to Editor Marilyn Baszczynski, this year's volume contains 381 poems chosen from 1,845 entries in their contest held earlier this year. Entries came from 77 of Iowa's 99 counties, sent by persons ranging in age from kindergartners to near-centenarians in well over one hundred cities and towns.

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