02 Nov An Ode to All Souls Day
Often my dreams spark a poem. In this case, a being presented himself in my dream. I asked who he was and he said he was ‘a relic of an angel’. A relic is all that is left of something or the bones of a...
13 Oct Rita Monte Interviews Nassau County Poet Laureate Paula Curci
Happy October and happy Italian-American Heritage Month! Recently I was a guest of radio show host Rita Monte on her Italian American radio show, Profumi d’italia. I shared some Posics® pieces: “Love Poem,” about offering a safe place for love to rest, and “Shake and Remember,” a...
06 Sep ‘Move Over’, a Tribute Poem to Folk Songs of the Past
Many people in the 1930's and 40's shared and taught others about our nation's labor struggles through music. Singer-songwriters like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger were some of the original talking blues troubadour-bards. In my estimation, this is heartland American-made spoken word and it became a...
31 Aug An Ode To My ‘Barrier Island Girls’
I wrote this poem some time ago after realizing how very lucky I was to have a sisterhood of women that surrounded me who all brought me great joy and always gave great advice. Alongside it a photo from my affirmation ceremony. It's one of my...
31 Aug The Story Behind My Poem, ‘The Children’
Sometime in the late 90’s, in a Florida café, I attended a poetry event with my friend and artist Kiki Calafell. Kiki and I began talking about the loss and death of nine-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped and murdered in 1996. We discussed the national...
24 Aug Paula Curci Interviews Suffolk County Poet Laureate Dr. Richard Bronson & Suffolk County Youth Poet Laureate Ella O’Connor
As the host of Calliope's Corner, I was honored to share the microphone with Dr. Richard Bronson, Suffolk County Poet Laureate, and Ella O'Connor, Suffolk County's 1st teen Poet Laureate. Dr. Bronson and Ella O'Connor's poems are deeply rooted in their activism. Bronson's cause is...
28 Jul Poet Laureates Paula Curci & Peter Dugan Announce Long Beach Poetry Series
Poet laureates Paula Curci and Peter Dugan will be teaming up to create a special open mic series to spotlight some of Long Island's best poets. The event, "It's A Shore Thing," is an intergenerational loud and unplugged open mic that encourages positive voices, and will...
11 Jun Hiding
Somewhere on Northwest 21st when browsing was breathable without a mask I hid behind marigolds and ivy shielding my body from the frame my serendipitous smile as the camera clicked shadowed my body shame that girl on NW 21st walked up and down that stoop unconscious to the knowing this girl would EVER change her lens Now my serendipitous smile is all I see...
30 Apr Join Me at the Nassau County Poet Laureate Ceremony!
The Nassau County Poet Laureate Society welcomes you to the inaugural ceremony celebrating me as the new Nassau County Poet Laureate for 2022-2024. Evelyn Kandel, the current Laureate, will pass the baton of laureateship to me on that day. Thank you to Evelyn for all...
28 Apr Paula Curci is the New Nassau County Poet Laureate
What's the buzz? Yes, the posts are true. I am proud and humbled to announce that I am officially the new Nassau County Poet Laureate for the 2022-2024 tenure! I was with NCPLS Committee Members and they assured me it will all go well ~:-)....