You may have noticed the smell of spring in Essex these last few days. Don't get duped. It's a hoax. A dangling daffodil serenading you beneath your window. "Lose your hat, and lose your mitts," she sings. "De-hibernate and free your wits and things. Dispatch the freeze. … [Read more...] about Poetry Open Mic at the Belden Noble Library
Bill Poppino
Poetry in Essex
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
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