It's been an amazing experience working with Gregory Cioffi on the performance poetry film --- Poetry In Motion! Gregory is a director, actor, novelist, poet and educator. He, along with Emily Dinova of G & E Productions, Tom Flynn, the cinematographer, and I had a...
This year the Shore Poets' Poetry: It's a Shore' Thing! at the Long Beach Public Library Poetry Festival was a great success! I am ever so pleased that I was able to work with the creative team from the Long Beach Public Library, Sarah Siegel...
As I journey through the last few months of my laureateship, I can’t help but think how amazing this ride has been. There have been so many opportunities offered to me. I have a binder full of newsclips, and notices beginning on June 25 th,...
Poetry: It’s a ‘Shore’ Thing! In an Unsure World An Anthology of Micro-Memoirs from the South Shore Poets of Long Island launched on April 13, 2024, at the poetry festival in Long Beach! The Acoustic Poets Networktm featured several Poets & Writers sponsored readings throughout the day. It...
I am 'bright light merry' about this Calliope's Corner review in Radiopoetique. This web-based magazine is yet another creation from George Wallace. He has created a place where poetry-radio DJs get some cred! George also writes Spindleverse — a weekly blog that dives into 'what's...
I wrote this poem after deliberating if The Word: A Festival of the Spoken and Written Word: Celebrating All Voices should be canceled--due to the rain storm close approaching. Rita M. Monte and Peter V. Dugan and I, deliberated for over a week, visiting alternative...
Here I am announcing THE WORD – A FESTIVAL OF THE SPOKEN AND WRITTEN WORD: Celebrating all Voices on Oceanside library’s Near and Far. This is the May 1 2023 POETRY NEAR AND FAR international online poetry reading. It was at this reading that I made the first announcement about THE...
As Nassau County Poet Laureate, I am often asked: “What is your process?” I am a morning page writer, and I have learned that my tendency to wake up and write down my thoughts, is not unique. I have spoken of it before. But as a...
Poetry and journal writing have always been outlets for me to express myself. But when Superstorm Sandy hit, it also became my saving grace. I turned to those who gave a helping hand for inspiration and hope, and wrote to cope with all that had...
When I was affirmed the Nassau County Poet Laureate this year, Peter Dugan, Nassau County Poet Laureate (2017-19), reached out to me. He said: “So, when are you starting your open mic?” If Peter hadn’t put the bug in my head, I am not sure...