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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ~:-)....