Valley Cottage Library and Ramapough Poets present:

Beside the River
Images of Rockland Life
by Ramapough Poets
with photographs by
Alice M. Hughey

On Exhibit August 1-26, 2009 in the Gallery at Valley Cottage Library
A walk around Rockland Lake, a trip into New City for ice cream, the Nyack Street Fair, Piermont on a sunny day. These are just a few of the many excursions through Rockland that the Ramapough Poets take in their poetry, exhibited here at the Valley Cottage Library as visual art.

Come share this journey through Rockland County. The work on the walls, personal views of life in Rockland, encompasses its geography, its history and its people. Two very different media are represented in these views: photography and poetry. The interplay between words and images provides the visitor with a unique experience of life in our county.

The poems are written by eight Ramapough Poets, and range from scenic views of Rockland County present and past, to experiences of life here. The participating poets are: Barbara Hurley, Martin I. Levine, Ted Mascola, Greg Roman, Jane Craig Sebok, Irving Sherman, Harry Waitzman and Diane E. Weber. The black and white photographs are by Rockland based photographer Alice M. Hughey, whose work captures the environment in which she lives and the activities that occupy her.

Please join us
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Artists’ Reception at 5:30 pm
Music and Poetry Performance at 6:30 pm
with Ramapough Poets and Friends:

Jake Allyne, Gde Arsa Artha, Bobby Deitch, Alice M. Hughey,
Martin I. Levine, Timothy Licht, Ted Mascola, Jane Craig Sebok,
Irving Sherman, Harry Waitzman, and Diane E. Weber

Come listen to music and poetry, view the art on exhibit in the gallery,
and join the celebration! Program is free and open to the public.

Community participation welcome! An open reading will follow.

In the Community Room and Gallery of
Valley Cottage Library
110 Route 303, Valley Cottage, New York 10989
845-268-7700 www.vclib.org

Barnes & Noble and Ramapough Poets present…

Spring Poetry

 Readings

with Rockland’s Young

 Poets

at

Barnes & Noble
4416 Palisades Center Drive
West Nyack, New York

Spring Finale Event!

June 4, 7:30 pm

Clarkstown South High

School Poets

Readings are hosted by Diane Weber of Ramapough Poets,

and will be followed by open readings.

Community participation is welcome.

The programs are free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible.

For more information, call 845-348-4701.

Come join us for some great poetry, and to share your own!

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BARBARA HURLEY

DATE: April 26, 2009 (Sunday) 2PM
PLACE: New Hempstead Presbyterian Church Sanctuary
484 New Hempstead Road, New City, NY 10956
http://www.nhpchurch.org

New City Library

presents

A POETIC EVENING WITH HARRY WAITZMAN

AUTHOR OF SKUNK CABBAGE

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009 at 7:00 PM

During this special evening of poetry, Harry Waitzman will be reading from his collection, Skunk Cabbage, as well as newer works.

The reading will be followed by an open reading.

Please join us at

New City Library

220 North Main Street, New City, New York 10956

845-634-4997

http://www..newcitylibrary.org

Barnes & Noble and Ramapough Poets present…

Spring Poetry Readings

with Rockland’s Young Poets

at

Barnes & Noble
4416 Palisades Center Drive
West Nyack, New York

March 12, 6:30 pm— Hillcrest Elementary School 5th grade Poets

March 12, 7:30 pm— Clarkstown North High School Poets

April 2, 6:30 pm— Congers Elementary School 5th grade poets

April 23, 6:30 pm— Lakewood Elementary School 5th grade poets

June 4, 7:30 pm— Clarkstown South High School Poets

*Please note the earlier starting time for the Elementary School readings.

Also, please note that on March 12, there are TWO readings scheduled to start ONE hour apart

All readings are hosted by Diane Weber of Ramapough Poets, and will be followed by open readings. Community participation is welcome. The programs are free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible.

For more information, call 845-348-4701.

The Pomona Cultural Center and Ramapough Poets

present

March Thaw Poetry

A MARCH THAW POETRY READING BY RAMAPOUGH

POETS AND FRIENDS

Featured Artists will include:

Musicians Gde Arsa Artha, Bobby Deitch and Chris May

and

Poets Barbara Hurley, Marty Levine,

Ted Mascola, Greg Roman, Irving Sherman,

Harry Waitzman, and Diane Weber

Sunday, March 1^st, 2009

at 3:00 PM

During this relaxing afternoon of words and music,

Ramapough Poets and friends will collaborate

to perform the words and music of poetry, followed by

an open reading.

Come listen to music and poetry,

view the art on exhibit in the gallery,

and join the celebration!

Program is free and open to the public. 

In the Gallery of

Pomona Cultural Center

Route 306 (just north of Pomona Road), Pomona,

New York

For more information, call 845-362-8062.

Workshop Dates:

January 3rd
January 17th
January 31st
February 14th
February 28th
March 14th
March 28th
April 11th
April 25th
May 9th
May 23rd
June 6th
June 20th

July 4th
July 18th
August 1st
August 15th
August 29th
September 12th
September 26th
October 10th
October 24th
November 7th
November 21st
December 5th
December 19th

Notes (from Ramapough Poet bylaws):

All workshops take place on Saturday mornings, at Valley Cottage Library, unless otherwise notified.

Attendees should plan to arrive at the library at 10 AM, to make copies of poems.

The business meeting will start promptly at 10:15 AM. The workshop will begin at 10:30 AM and continue to approximately 12:30 PM or until work-shopping is complete.

Attendees who arrive late will have their poems work-shopped last, if time allows.

Non-members who wish to attend a meeting must contact Marty Levine before the meeting (preferably by Thursday or Friday evening) to ensure that there is room for them that week in the workshop.

Ramapough Poets members must let Marty know if they will NOT be attending a workshop, so that their seat in the workshop may be offered to a visitor. If the decision to miss a meeting is only arrived at on the morning of a workshop, please call Marty on his cell phone.

If Marty is unavailable, please contact Diane Weber.

Marty email address: Lynnemarty@aol.com
Diane email address: deweber@optonline.net

New Hempstead Presbyterian Church and Ramapough Poets present

POETRY and MUSIC

celebrating Fall,
and the publication of
Barbara Hurley’s
collection of poetry
No Hurry Now

Featured Poets include:

Barbara Hurley, Marty Levine, Ted Mascola,
Greg Roman, Irving Sherman,
Harry Waitzman, and Diane Weber

with Musical Performances by:

Bobby Deitch, Chris May and Barbara Zacheis

Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 2:00 PM

During this special afternoon of words and music,
Ramapough Poets and friends will celebrate the changing seasons,
poetry and music, and the publication of Barbara’s book.

The reading will be followed by
a book signing by Barbara Hurley,
and refreshments, courtesy of the New Hempstead Church.

Please join us in the Colonial Room at
New Hempstead Presbyterian Church
484 New Hempstead Road, New City, New York 10956
845-354-2372 www.nhpchurch.org

Valley Cottage Library and Ramapough Poets present

POETRY in the GARDEN

A Summer Poetry Reading by Ramapough Poets and Friends

Featured Performers include:

Gde Arsa Artha, Bobby Deitch,
Barbara Hurley, Marty Levine, Ted Mascola,
Chris May, Greg Roman,
Harry Waitzman, Diane Weber

and students from Clarkstown Summer Theatre Festival
performing selections from
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 6:00 PM

During this unique evening of words and music,
Ramapough Poets and friends will collaborate to perform
the words and music of poetry, followed by an open reading.

Community participation welcome!

In case of rain or excessive heat, program moves inside.
Refreshments will be provided, courtesy of the Valley Cottage Library.

In the Garden of
Valley Cottage Library
110 Route 303, Valley Cottage, New York 10989
845-268-7700 www.vclib.org

WORD FOR WORD POETRY
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Word for Word Poetry: Distinguished Poet Series
Gerald Stern, Save the Last Dance: Poems
Jean Valentine, Little Boat

National Book Award-winning poets Gerald Stern and Jean Valentine present their latest collections.

Gerald Stern is the recipient of many awards, including the National Book Award, the Lamont Prize, a Guggenheim, three NEA awards, a fellowship from The Academy of Arts and Letters and the Ruth Lilly Prize.

Jean Valentine is the current state poet of New York (2008–2010). She is the author of eleven books of poetry including ‘Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems’.

The event is FREE and open to the public. For updates and additional information, please visit the website at www.bryantpark.org. The Bryant Park Reading Room located on the 42nd Street side of the park – under the trees – between the back of the NYPL & 6th Avenue. Look for the burgundy and white umbrellas. Rain Venue: Library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen 20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenue).

The link for the series is: http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/wordforword.php

BACKSPACE WRITERS CONFERENCE
The 2008 Backspace Writers Conference (August 7 & 8, NYC) brings
together literary agents, acquisitions editors, bestselling authors, and
publishing professionals for a two-day, two-track program of workshops,
panels, and networking in the heart of the publishing world.

Keynote speakers are Mark Tavani, a senior editor at Random House, and
John Searles, bestselling author and books editor at Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Others on the program include literary agents Richard Curtis, Simon
Lipskar, Jeff Kleinman, Emmanuelle Alspaugh, Paige Wheeler, Laney Katz
Becker, Jenny Bent, Maya Rock, Michael Bourret, Scott Hoffman, Ronnie
Gramazio, Elisabeth Weed, and Stephany Evans.

Backspace is once again offering the popular Two Minutes, Two Pages
workshops in which a pair of agents react to authors’ pages as if they
were reading them in slush, and Jeff Kleinman will do a two-hour
workshop titled, “Buy This Book!”

Cost for the two-day event is $395. Mystery Writers of America is
offering their members a $50 discount. Attendance is limited to 200, but
there’s still room! www.backspacewritersconference.com