The 62nd Observance of National Poetry Day in Arkansas will be held Friday and Saturday, October 15 and 16 in Hot Springs, Arkansas at the Comfort Inn, 3627 Central Avenue just off MLK Expressway.
Jim Barton, dubbed the "Walt Whitman of the South" will be the featured speaker on Saturday.
Awards for the 33 contests will be presented following the 1 p.m. luncheon on Saturday.
Members of the Poets' Roundtable of Arkansas and their guests look forward to this annual event.