March 21 - Denton Poets' Assembly Meeting

On March 21, the Denton Poets’ Assembly, DPA will host our next monthly meeting at the Emily Fowler Branch Library from 10:00 a.m. until noon.

Following announcements and a welcome to visitors, members will read assigned ottava rima poems based on J. Paul Holcomb’s February lesson, “Try the ottava rima.” After the assignment poems, J. Paul will share a lesson for April.

Later in the program members and guests will share free-choice poems.

DPA Poets presented Irish poems/blessings on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17 at the Good Samaritan Society, Lake Forest Village in south Denton beginning.

As a way to promote National Poetry month, Patrick Lee Marshall will be participating in a taste and talent event on April 25 from 6:00–9:00 p.m. at Byron Nelson High School to benefit their scholarship program. Patrick will be presenting poetry in the Library.


The Merging Visions, Collections V, poetry and art catalog will be presented at a reception on April 23 at 7:00 p.m. VAST collaborates with the Denton Poets’ Assembly, the Greater Denton Arts Council, and the Denton Public Library to create an annual exhibit of paired original art work and poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. This exhibition is held in the Meadows Gallery in the Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts with part of the exhibit traveling to various library locations.

Denton Poets’ Assembly meets on the third Saturday of the month, 10AM - 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 ww.DentonPoetsAssembly.weebly.com