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The Iowa Poetry Association is a non-profit organization whose sole objective is to promote interest in and appreciation for better poetry by Iowans. IPA offers two workshops each year in Des Moines. Membership is open to any individual or group with an Iowa address.

We are an affiliate society of The Academy of American Poets and The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc.


Contact us by E-mail at ipa@iowapoetry.com


The executive board members are currently as follows:

  • President Ronald H. Kahl
    2431 Clearview Dr. Burlington, IA 52601
    319 752-4459
  • First Vice President Sharon Becker
    407 Townline Rd., Osceola, IA 50213
    641 342-6440
  • Second Vice President Margaret Siskow
    806 Cherry, Sigourney, IA 52591
  • Secretary Dorothy Fyfe
    720 Kellogg, #102, Ames, IA 50010
    515 232-1989
  • Treasurer Linda S. Harris
    711 Sixth Street SE, Altoona, IA 50009
    515 967-7174
  • Editor - Lyrical Iowa Lucille Morgan Wilson
    2325 61st St., Des Moines, IA 50322
    515 279-1106

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