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 Conflict. She traveled to west coast colleges recruiting women for officer training and did public relations for Women Marines in Washington, D.C. She was recently honored as a Marine veteran by “Heroes Among Us” an organization helping veterans in need started by “Gold Star Mothers.”
She was Art Dept. Chair at Portledge School in Locust Valley. She retired in 1999. During these years her paintings were exhibited in many venues and are in private collections.
Evelyn’s four published chapbooks include a 1st Prize winner Between Stillness & Motion, 30 Poems in 30 Days & the music that inspired them, and 2nd Prize winner Shore Lines. Her poems are in various anthologies and journals.
She teaches an adult poetry class in the Great Neck Schools’ Cumberland Community Education. She was a host for the Performance Poets Association in Port Washington. She is part of The Three Poets who wrote a series of workshops called Plain Talk About Poetry, giving them to libraries, organizations, and senior centers. She was a member of Maxwell Wheat’s Taproot writers group and is now a member of a critique group called Poets Circle. She supports poets on Long Island and works toward inspiring others to follow their creative talents.
Due to the pandemic Evelyn’s term as NCPL has been extended to 2022. For more information about her current activities please visit Facebook or the internet.