A critique session starts at 9 a.m., regular meeting begins at 10.
We begin our regular meeting after an opening discussion, members will read assigned Minute poems from J. Paul Holcomb's March lesson.
Following the readings, J. Paul Holcomb will present the April lesson on, "How do you decide between a form and free verse? Let the poem decide."
Members and guests will read a free-choice poem during the last hour of our meeting.
Member activities
March
3/5 Patrick Marshall judged the March PST monthly poetry contest.
3/8 John and Chris Irving, Bob Schinzel, Vicki Li, Betty Roberts, Becca Hines and Richard Kushmaul all attended Dr. Souris' Texas Poet Laureate (TPL) series of lectures featuring Alan Birkelbach, Texas Poet Laureate 2005. He attended, participated, and presented attendees with a choice of one of two free books, Rogue Waves or Walking the Bones.
3/14 Patrick Marshall worked at the request of PST to complete publishing of Diane Glancy's Catherine Case Lubbe Manuscript Prize book, The Keyboard Letters.
3/15 DPA members submitted poems to the NFSPS annual contest.
3/15 John and Chris Irving, Bob Schinzel, and Patrick Marshall attended the Baylor House of Poetry Series of lectures.
April
The Lucidity Ozark Poetry Retreat April 4 - 6
Eureka Springs, At
DPA participants John & Chris Irving, Patrick Marshall and Bob Schinzel
Denton Poets’ Assembly meets on the third Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. - noon at the Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland Street, Denton, TX 76201. Meetings are free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome. For more information, visit www.DentonPoetsAssembly.weebly.com.