Is there life in Essex, NY after the July 4th holidays? Absolutely. And poetry too! On Tuesday night I witnessed plenty of both at the Adirondack Art Association. A month after the first Essex poetry reading, the old firehouse in downtown Essex once again summoned Champlain … [Read more...] about Poetry in Essex
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Essex Poetry, Taxes and Poet Laureate
Essex poetry and Essex taxes infrequently cohabit the same sentence. Clearly this is an oversight. In a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy on November 13, 1789 Benjamin Franklin opined that "nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." This fundamental tenet promptly … [Read more...] about Essex Poetry, Taxes and Poet Laureate
Poetry Slam Tuesday
Tomorrow the Adirondack Art Association Board Chairperson, Jeff Moredock, will host the second Essex poetry slam at 6:00 pm. Last summer's poetry slam (Remember "Poetry Sham, Spam, Slam"?) was such a success that the AAA has doubled down this year. You heard that right, two … [Read more...] about Poetry Slam Tuesday
Poetry Reading at the Grange
Sunday, March 18, 12:00pm – 1:30pm At Whallonsburg Grange Hall Poets will read Emily Dickinson and other works. Bring your own poetry or some by your favorite poets to read and share. Contact the Whallonsburg Grange for more information at 518-962-4386 or email … [Read more...] about Poetry Reading at the Grange
Poetries of Place
The Whallonsburg Grange presents "Poetries of Place" on Friday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $5.00; half price for students. There will be readings by Elaine Sexton and Roger Mitchell and conversation with landscape painter Edward Cornell. Everyone lives somewhere, but … [Read more...] about Poetries of Place