Alan Semerdjian 2024

Alan Semerdjian 2024

Alan Semerdjian is an Armenian-American writer, a musician, and an educator. Recent recognitions include two Pushcart Prize nominations; a Frontier New Poets Award; poems in Poetry International, The Brooklyn Rail, Fence, and Hanging Loose (forthcoming); and a tweet...
Paula Curci 2022

Paula Curci 2022

Paula Curci is a spoken word poet, broadcaster and school counseling educator. For nearly two decades, Paula has hosted and produced Calliope’s Corner – The Place Where Poets and Songwriters Meet, on 88.7FM Radio Hofstra University. Her radio show is a Press...
Evelyn Kandel 2019-2022

Evelyn Kandel 2019-2022

Evelyn Kandel received a B.S. from Columbia University and an M.A. from Long Island University. She completed various programs including The Art of Poetry from C.W. Post College and the Hutton House Lectures. Evelyn is a former Marine Sgt. Serving during the Korean...
Peter V. Dugan 2017-2019

Peter V. Dugan 2017-2019

Peter V. Dugan was born and raised on Long Island. He is a graduate of Chaminade High School, Mineola 1976, Farmingdale State College, Melville, NY Degree: Associate of Arts and Sciences 1995, and The New School for Social Research, NY, NY. Degree: Bachelor of Arts....
Lorraine LoFrese Conlin 2015-2017

Lorraine LoFrese Conlin 2015-2017

Lorraine Conlin is the Nassau County Poet Laureate (2015-2017). She is on the board for the Bards Initiative. As Special Events Coordinator of Performance Poets Association, Lorraine hosts events and readings at Sip This in Valley Stream and also at the Bellmore Bean...
Mario Susko 2013-2015

Mario Susko 2013-2015

Mario Susko is the author of 31 poetry collections and the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1997 and 2006 Nassau Review Poetry Award, the 1988 Premio Internazionale di Poesia e Letterature “Nuove Lettere” (Italy), the 2000 Tin Ujevic Award for the best book...