We are delighted to announce that Christina M. Rau has been named WWBA 2020 Long Island Poet of the Year! An Award Ceremony and Poetry Reading by Christina M. Rau will be held on April 5th, 2020, 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Birthplace. Free and Open to the Public. Refreshments Served. No Reservations needed. Join us! […]

Distinguished Poet Mary Healey Poetry Reading on Zoom. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/y431oUBiaqU Mary Healey is a minimalist poet. Her work has been published in Long Island Sounds, Writing Outside the Lines, Whispers and Shouts, and Long Island Quarterly. She has hosted monthly readings at The North Village Bookshop, Hicksville Library and Wyld Chyld Tattoo Parlor. She has […]

Author Kristin McGlothlin discusses her book “Drawing with Whitman” and her inspiration to share Whitman, Cezanne, and other literary/artistic figures with a younger generation. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/5nlJ8N3FmQ0 Author Kristin McGlothlin discusses her book "Drawing with Whitman" and her inspiration to share Whitman, Cezanne, and other literary/artistic figures with a younger generation. She also talks about […]

Poetry Workshop and Performance with Distinguished Poet Steven Licardi. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/-TZDe_nlWx4 Based currently in the Blue Ridge Mountains of SW Virginia, spoken word poet Steven T. Licardi will lead a poetry reading and writing workshop that will guide participants down into the void of poetry writing. With a focus on depth alongside process, Steven […]

Poetry Reading with Distinguished Poet Terri Muuss. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/QA-INcfsais Terri Muuss is a social worker, director, performer, speaker & author who has been raising awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault and rape since long before the much needed surge of the #metoo movement. Terri’s first book, a poetic memoir excavating her own experiences […]

Poetry Reading with Distinguished Poet Matt Pasca Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/tYS8NtyhH34 MATT PASCA is a poet, teacher and traveler who believes in art’s ability to foster discovery, empathy and justice. He has authored two poetry collections—A Thousand Doors (2011 Pushcart nominee) and Raven Wire (2017 Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist)—and serves as Assistant Poetry Editor of […]

Watch this gifted family’s creative response to the quarantine. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/WxYzSvQjui0

Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance Featuring Bertha Rogers and Evelyn Kandel! With Musical Performance by Bryan Gallo. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/VnCCA5jucvc Season 10 of Walking With Whitman! (see links for performers and WWBA below). Join international poet, translator, visual artist, and teaching artist Bertha Rogers, Nassau County Poet Laureate Evelyn Kandel, & Long Island […]

Virtual Open Mic Night featuring Mary C.M. Philips, Linda Trott Dickman, Thomas L. D’Angelo, and Maria Iliou. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/VsqP95OMdxg Mary C. M. Phillips is a caffeinated wife, mother, and writer. Her work has appeared in numerous national bestselling anthologies. As a musician, she has recorded and/or toured nationally with recording artists such as […]

WWBA Long Island Poet of the Year Christina M. Rau provides insight into Ekphrastic Poetry: poems about visual art. She pairs poems with paintings by Gustav Klimt, Pieter Breughel, and Wassily Kandinsky. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/3PpJ9GrCPeE The workshop provides insight into Ekphrastic Poetry: poems about visual art. (Please see links mentioned in video below). Rau pairs […]

James P. Wagner (Ishwa) was recently named the United States Beat Poet Laureate 2020-2021. He is also the president of Long Island’s Bards Initiative, founder and operator of Bards Against Hunger and publisher for Local Gems Press. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/HGPJdhbryUs Traditional Japanese Poetry (Waka) has a rich history of collaborative poetry. When more than one […]

Virtual Open Mic Night featuring: Mary Makofske, Maggie Bloomfield, Bill Ratner, Emily-Sue Sloane, and J R Turek. Event Video Link:  https://youtu.be/AVTFgoz73Gs