Mid-Derbyshire's MP is spearheading a bid to secure the cascade - or weeping window - section to be sited at the Silk Mill in November 2017.
As part of her efforts Mrs Latham led a panel from 14-18 NOW, the body deciding, around the Seek Mill site to talk through its history and display where the poppies would be displayed if the Seek Mill was chosen as a location.
There were also presentations from Marketing Derby on Derby hosting the poppies as well as other senior members of the Derby Arts and cultural community.
Speaking after the visit Pauline Latham OBE MP said: "We have come together as a community to try and get the poppies to Derby. The team could not have given anything more to try and persuade the committee Derby is the best place for the poppies to come to. Unfortunately we will now know until March 2016 if we have been successful”.