Poetry Group Reads in Decatur, Illinois

On Saturday, April 20th, the Decatur Area Poets held a poetry reading in honor of National Poetry Month. Held at the Decatur Public Library, the event saw around 50 people attend and listen to 9 poets from the group as well as a couple of guest readers.

One of the guest readers, Mary Beth Bretzlauf, is the president of the Illinois State Poetry Society, who read a few poems but also met with fellow poets to show her support.

The poets in the group who read, were: Sandra Brown, Pattie Dannewitz, LaPorshia Graves, Beth Langdon, Anastasia Lindsey, Ronald Lybarger, Ruth Siburt, Tim Waller, and Jim Wilkerson.