According to paranormal accounts, the Poet's Loft at 514 Central Ave. in Hot Springs, Arkansas, is a reputedly haunted location. The most cited ghostly encounter describes an employee who was allegedly grabbed and held down on a couch by unseen female hands. The nature of the spirits and the reason for their presence in the establishment is less defined, though the incident suggests the presence of multiple spectral entities. This is a single reported incident, and there is no wider compilation of known or repeated haunting activity at this specific location. As a known "real haunted place" in Hot Springs, the Poet's Loft is frequently mentioned alongside other paranormal hotspots in the area, such as the Arlington Resort Hotel and the Old Malco Theatre. However, reports on those sites typically include more detail and a broader variety of ghostly phenomena.