Poetry, Texas

Poetry is a town in Kaufman and Hunt counties, Texas, United States.

[1] It is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 986 and 1565, approximately six miles north of Terrell.

The new name was suggested by local merchant Maston Ussery, who said that the area in springtime reminded him of a poem.

A 1984 incorporation vote was approved by local residents, but was invalidated by the Kaufman County Commissioners Court due to technicalities.

Public education in the community of Poetry is provided by the Terrell Independent School District.