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Princess Ronkonkoma Productions Ninth Annual Poetry Awards at Barnes and Noble

  • Princess Ronkonkoma Productions Poetry Awards
  • October 1, 2011
On Monday night, Princess Ronkonkoma Productions will present awards for its Ninth Annual Poetry Contest at the Huntington Station Barnes &...
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The Alice Hoffman Young Writers' Retreat: Meeting the ladies from DreamYard

On day four of the Alice Hoffman Young Writers' Retreat—July 28, 2011—high school and graduate students were introduced to...
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Call for submissions for Allyance, a Long Island LGBTQ Anthology

Local Gems Press is a Long Island based press “dedicated to spreading poetry through performance and the written word.” One of its...
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Different Types of Poetry

I am a poet and never in my life did I know or think that there were so many types of poetry. I did some research a while ago and was amazed at...
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Perspectives

Perspectives is an anthology of poetry concerning autism and other disabilities. This anthology is written by people who either have a or have been...
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Remembering 9/11

Remembering 9/11 I thought for remembering 9/11 this year I would put up a poem I wrote "with" William Shakespeare. This sort of poem...
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George Wallace: poetry's rock star

Sipping on Green Mountain coffee at Totten's Frozen Treats in Centerport, and in comes a blast from the past, somewhat like Dennis Hopper in...
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Introducing Jay Jii

Do you believe in magic? Have you ever read or heard a poem being read that totally entranced you, taking you to a magical place? Have you ever...
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Introducing Gail Goldstein

On August 12, 2010. I was privileged to be in the audience at Wyld Chyld Tattoo and Cafe in Merrick as the rhythmic Gail Goldstein took center...
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Top 10 pulitzer prize for poetry books

Different Hours by Stephen Dunn (2001)Stephen Dunn is a New York poet born in Forest Hills. In 1962 he earned his B.A in History from Hostra...
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