Tag: poetry
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Raritan Poets to meet every month at East Brunswick Library
The Raritan Poets will hold a reading group and workshop the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. All ages are welcome. There is no cost to attend. Stop by to listen or bring a poem.
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Horror writers panel, poetry club offered at Old Bridge Library
The Old Bridge Library will sponsor the following literary events in June, appealing to a wide range of writers and readers: The Garden State Speculative Writers Group will meet at 10:30 a.m. on June 2. This is a non-profit, multi-genre writers group catering to the needs of writers from all walks of life. The public…
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Vote for poetry dealing with mental health issues
Voting will take place through May 31 for the NAMI New Jersey Expressive Arts Mental Health Poetry Contest. This year’s theme is, “What is your song?” The top 10 entries were chosen based on the theme of mental health, the way the subject matter was handled, originality and style. The poems are viewable at www.naminj.org/poetryvoting18. The…
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Poetry contest focuses on mental health awareness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI NJ) Dara Axelrod Expressive Arts Mental Health Poetry Contest 2018 will be held in honor of National Poetry Month in April and Mental Health Awareness Month in May. Poems should keep within the theme, “What is your song?” They must be typewritten, no longer than 40 lines, and…
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Calendar listings for the Suburban
South Amboy Elks Lodge 784 will hold “Howely Night” beginning at 7 p.m. on Feb. 3 at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave., South Amboy. Hot roast beef sandwiches will be served after the fifth race, along with coffee and cake. Donation is $7. For more information, call 732-727-7170. ** The Old Bridge Library will host…
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Poet matches visual and linguistic imagery to RISE above tribulations
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Neal Sehgal considers himself to be a “creative spirit.” In his 20s, the former North Brunswick resident created a series of avante garde films that he screened internationally in places like Alaska and Morocco. Deciding to pursue a career in teaching, he “gravitated more toward language and…
