Dates & times
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- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Verse & Vision: Dallas Poets Explore Pulitzer Prize–Winning Poetry
A Pulitzer Prize-winning poem arrives with a second layer at Verse & Vision: the reader’s account of what its language is doing, what it means and why it endures. Dallas’s current and former Poets Laureate will each choose a favorite work to read and discuss.
The readers shape the selection
After a brief welcome, the poets will take turns reading their chosen poems. The event listing does not name the participating laureates or identify their selections, so the program is framed around the readers’ choices rather than a published list of titles.
That format makes the commentary central: each reader will offer perspective on a poem’s language, meaning and lasting impact. It is a fit for people interested not only in hearing Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry, but also in how experienced local poets interpret it.
Further reading: Verse & Vision: Dallas Poets Explore Pulitzer Prize–Winning Poetry | Dallas Public Library ↗
An hour of reading and interpretation
The program is scheduled for one hour at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. The library categorizes it for adults 18 and older, and says the event is paid for and supported by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.
Further reading: Verse & Vision: Dallas Poets Explore Pulitzer Prize–Winning Poetry | Dallas Public Library ↗
A welcome, then readings and commentary
After a brief welcome, Dallas’s current and former Poets Laureate will take turns reading a favorite Pulitzer Prize-winning poem and discussing its language, meaning and lasting impact. The listing does not identify the poets or their selections.
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · Central Library Auditorium (1st Floor)
- Brief welcome, followed by Dallas's current and former Poets Laureate taking turns reading a favorite Pulitzer Prize-winning poem and discussing its language, meaning and lasting impact. Individual poets and selections are not named.
The practical details
Saturday, November 21, 2026
The program is scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. Central.
Verse & Vision: Dallas Poets Explore Pulitzer Prize–Winning Poetry | Dallas Public Library ↗
Central Library Auditorium, first floor
The event is at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201.
Verse & Vision: Dallas Poets Explore Pulitzer Prize–Winning Poetry | Dallas Public Library ↗
Listed for adults 18 and older
The Central Library page says Dallas Public Library programs are free and open to the public. The event listing does not say whether registration is required. For event-specific questions, contact Dallas Public Library at 214-671-8367 or [email protected].
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Contact the Central Library
The Central Library page directs accommodation requests to 214-670-7809. It does not describe specific accommodations in the auditorium.
Finding the auditorium
Central Library destination
The event is in the Central Library Auditorium on the first floor of J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201. Use the event listing’s map link to calculate directions from your starting point.
The supplied event and branch information does not specify transit routes, parking details or a separate auditorium entrance.
Verse & Vision: Dallas Poets Explore Pulitzer Prize–Winning Poetry | Dallas Public Library ↗ · J. Erik Jonsson Central Library | Dallas Public Library ↗
Before you make a plan
When is Verse & Vision?
Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 1 to 2 p.m. Central.
Verse & Vision: Dallas Poets Explore Pulitzer Prize–Winning Poetry | Dallas Public Library ↗
Are the poets or poems announced?
No. The listing describes the readers as Dallas’s current and former Poets Laureate but does not give their individual names or identify their selections.
Verse & Vision: Dallas Poets Explore Pulitzer Prize–Winning Poetry | Dallas Public Library ↗
Is admission free, and is registration required?
The Central Library page says Dallas Public Library programs are free and open to the public. The event listing does not state whether registration is required. For event-specific questions, contact 214-671-8367 or [email protected].
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library | Dallas Public Library ↗ · Verse & Vision: Dallas Poets Explore Pulitzer Prize–Winning Poetry | Dallas Public Library ↗
How can I request an accommodation?
The Central Library page directs accommodation requests to 214-670-7809; it does not describe specific accommodations in the auditorium.
Location & Google Maps
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library — Central Library Auditorium, first floor
1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201
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