Poets’ Roundtable of Arkansas (PRA) currently has 10 branches statewide. Find one near you and visit a monthly meeting.
BAXTER COUNTY POETS’ ASSOCIATION – Mountain Home
Meetings: 1:00 p.m. • 3rd Saturday
Location: Donald W. Reynolds Library, 300 Library Hill Ln, Mountain Home, AR 72653
| President | Elizabeth Dail |
| Vice President | Stan Gray |
| Sec/Treasurer | Debra Dail |
GIN CREEK POETS – Searcy
Meetings: 6:30 p.m. • 2nd Monday monthly
Location: Conference Room, Simmons 1st National Bank, 401 S Main St, Searcy, AR 72143
| President | John McPherson |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Christine Henderson |
Ozark Mountain Poets
Meetings: 3:00 p.m. • Last Tuesday monthly
Location: Fayetteville Public Library (deli)
| President | Toni Huffman |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Harry McDermott |
RIVER MARKET POETS – Little Rock
Meetings: 10 a.m. • 2nd Saturday monthly
Location: AR Studies Institute, Room 124, Little Rock, AR 72201
Contact: Cathy Moran 501-663-3095
| President | Cathy Moran |
RIVER POETS OF BATESVILLE – Batesville
Meetings: 6:30 p.m. • 1st Monday
Location: UACCB Fine Arts Building, 2005 White Dr, Batesville, AR 72501
| President | Marla Bennett |
| Vice President | Kitty Smith |
ROUNDTABLE POETS OF HOT SPRINGS – Hot Springs
Meetings: 1:00 pm • 2nd Saturday monthly
Location: Garland County Library, 1427 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
Contact: Marie Allison 501-262-3263 darrella@live.com
| President | Marie Allison |
| Vice President | Bethel Kay Kymes |
| Secretary | Marie Allison |
| Historian | Bethel Kymes |
| Counselor | John Crawford |
SALINE COUNTY BRANCH – Benton
Meetings: 1 p.m. • 4th Saturday, Jan.–May & Aug.–Oct. • 3rd Saturday, Nov. & Dec. • No meetings in the summer.
Location: Parkview Methodist Church, 514 North Border Street, Benton, AR 72015
Contact: Dennis Patton 501-847-5328 patton_dr@hotmail.com
| President | Dennis Patton |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Frieda Patton |
SILOAM SPRINGS WRITERS – Siloam Springs
Meetings: 5:30 p.m. • 2nd Monday monthly
Location: First Baptist Church, West Entrance, 2000 W. Dawn Hill Rd, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
| President | Gene Linzey |
| Vice President | Cheryl Ellicott |
| Treasurer | Carol Linzey |
| Secretary | Rachel Kulp |
| Historian | Rosemary Matthews |
SOUTH ARKANSAS POETS OF THE PINES – El Dorado
Meetings: 3:30 p.m. • 2nd Tuesday monthly
Location: South AR College Library, 300 Summit Ave, El Dorado, AR 71730
| President | Marilyn Joyner |
| Vice President | Janet Ryan |
| Secretary | Donna Henson |
| Resident Philosopher | Gordon Byrd |
TWO RIVERS POETRY SOCIETY OF FORT SMITH – Fort Smith
Meetings: 2:30 p.m. • 3rd Thursday monthly
Location: Main Library, Carnegie Room, 3201 Rogers Avenue, Ft. Smith, AR 72903
| President | Mary Sangster |
- Have a minimum of 5 dues-paying members of PRA
- Establish regular meeting dates for the study of poetry and encouragement of poets
- Adopt PRA State Constitution
- Elect officers who are current members of PRA.
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