NM State Poetry Society will be hosting the joint National Convention of NFSPS in Albuquerque on July 23-28, 2025; in tandem the BlackBerry Peach National Individual Slam Poetry Championship Competition will be held July 22-27. Naomi Shihab Nye will be the NFSPS Keynote Speaker and Lauren Camp (New Mexico Poet Laureate) will be the New Mexico Showcase Keynote Speaker.
Jules Nyquist, John Roche, Janet Ruth will be leading workshops