Come and experience the fun of poetry at Lee Memorial's poetry discussion group. We normally meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM, September through May. Join with other poetry lovers, reading and interpreting the best and brightest in poetry. Selections are taken from the work of established poets.
Next Meeting -- February 14th
Yusef Komunyakaa earned the Bronze Star for articles he published while enlisted in the army during the Vietnam War. His subject matter ranges from the black general experience through rural Southern life before the Civil Rights time period and his experience as a soldier during Vietnam. His moving, widely anthologized poem "Facing It" will be part of "Circle of Voices" poetry discussion on February 14th at 7:00 pm. Please join Laurie Byro and other poetry enthusiasts during Black History Month as we celebrate the life and work of this Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Yusef Komunyakaa.
Facing It and My Father's Love Letters will be discussed. For the text of these poems, click on Poetry Selections.
Questions? Call Laurie at the Lee Memorial Library (201) 327-4338
Laurie's Poems
Several of Laurie's award winning and nominated poems
can be viewed by clicking on Poems by Laurie.
For more information or to sign up for our next meeting, call Laurie at 201-327-4338
LAURIE BYRO NAMED ALLENDALE "POET LAUREATE"
At a poetry reading of her poems sponsored by the Friends of the Library, by proclamation of the Board of Trustees,
Laurie Byro was named the Poet
Laureate of the Borough of Allendale.
