Rich Weatherly – Author

Denton Poets’ Assembly welcomes members and guests to our monthly meeting and critique session for April 2017.

A critique session starts at 9 a.m., regular meeting begins at 10.
We begin our regular meeting after an opening discussion, members will read assigned Minute poems from J. Paul Holcomb’s March lesson.

Following the readings, J. Paul Holcomb will present the April lesson on, “How do you decide between a form and free verse? Let the poem decide.”

Members and guests will read a free-choice poem during the last hour of our meeting.

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Members and the public are invited to the first Denton Poets’ Assembly meeting and critique session in 2017 from 9 am to noon.

We start the critique session at 9 a.m., regular meeting begins at 10.

After an opening discussion, members will read the Ottava Rima poetry assignment from J. Paul Holcomb’s December meeting.

For additional information, please refer to: Jan 21st meeting of the Denton Poets’ Assembly

On this day in 1986 I setup equipment to record the Challenger launch for my employer. The company I worked for used Thiokol O-rings under extreme conditions. It’s an irony that O-ring failure caused the tragedy and the representative for O-rings warned weather for the launch was too cold to go ahead safely. NASA refused to listen and act on that advice.

Thank you Bob for sharing this poignant reflection.

The remaining post is from Author, Bob Mayer.

“My God, Thiokol. When do you want me to launch? Next April?” Senior NASA official on a conference call to the manufacturer of the solid boosters, when they recommended on the morning of the launch that it be postponed.
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