Keyword: Poetry
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Celebrating L.I.'s 'Good Gray Poet'
I couldn’t believe my ears: The bard of 19th century America, Walt Whitman (1819-1892), was bellowing lines from “America” in his actual voice . . . more
Hans Van de Bovenkamp's sculptures and drawings are on display at Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center Gallery.
What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Exhibits and more... After ModernisM 2013: ‘AM’A showcase of work by five contemporary artists. The exhibit features Nina Chanel Abney, Justin Craun, Wendell Gladstone, Erik Parks and … more
Roger Tilles, Long Island’s representative on the New York State Board of Regents, read poems to a fourth-grade class at Howell Road School on May 8.
Regent reads, learns in school visit
When students come to school, they are taught lessons, they take tests and they get homework. But what they don’t know is all the behind-the-scenes work that takes place to teach them. more
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Oneil Anderson, a freshman at Valley Stream North High, recited his work in the school’s first poetry slam on April 18.
The spoken word comes alive at North
In recent months there has been a lot of attention paid to budgets and testing in the world of education, especially in Valley Stream, but all the while students are creatively expressing themselves in and out of the classrooms. more
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Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway share songs and memories this weekend
The sparkling Callaway sisters sing from the heart when they perform at Port Washington's Jeanne Rimssky Theater on Saturday. Other weekend highlights include a poetry workshop at Jones Beach and look at honeybees at Muttowntown Preserve. more
Lucie Arnaz brings her "Latin Roots" to Long Island
The Landmark stage in Port Washington is the setting for Lucie's Arnaz's celebration of her famous father's legacy. Over at Jones Beach, find poetic inspiration among the piping plovers who nest there, also enjoy an art adventure with the at Nassau County Museum of Art's Family Sunday this weekend. more
Megan Falley of Valley Stream loves to perform her poems on stage.
Valley Stream poet strikes when the inspiration is hot
The spotlight shines extremely bright on Megan Falley, a local poet who has been using her talent with words for a long time. The 22-year-old Valley Stream resident says her passion runs very deep not only for creative writing, but for sharing her work with others. more
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Stanley and Bebe Barkan of Merrick have traveled the world to publish poets and writers through Cross-Cultural Communications, the small-press publishing house Stanley started in 1971. In June he will co-host an international poetry festival in Swansea, Wales, the birthplace of Dylan Thomas, one of his literary heroes.
Crossing oceans and cultures in pursuit of peace
In 1971, Stanley Barkan’s daughter, Jacqueline Mia, lay in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. Two of her four kidneys — yes, she had four — had to be removed because they had become nephritic, or inflamed, which could have led to a deadly infection. She was 2 years old. more
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Library Mamie Eng with poetry contest winners, from left, Kristen Wrath, Robert McKee, Zakiya Jamal and Allyce Yang
Top teen poets honored at Waldinger [Photo gallery]
The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library held an awards ceremony for its young adult poetry contest on May 7. more
Third-graders Brandon Catanzaro, left, and Yajvin Dabbiru perform their poem at the Robert W. Carbonaro School poetry contest on April 9.
Carbonaro students celebrate the greats
More than 200 students in grades K-6 recited poems to an audience of teachers, family and peers on April 9 in recognition of National Poetry Month. more
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