February Read & Respond poetry assignments are focused on Black History Month and the poetry of Africa-Americans Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) and Lucille Clifton (1936-2010).
Following the break, members will be given an opportunity to read free-choice poems.
We adjourn our meetings 12 p.m.
The meeting room will remain available for a critique session and workshop from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Denton Poets’ Assembly Board plans to sponsor two Poetry Society of Texas Annual Contest Awards in honor of friend and mentor J. Paul Holcomb; one based on classic forms, the other free verse poems.
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 http://DentonPoetsAssembly.weebly.com