Poetry Street featuring Susan Dingle, Steven Borodkin & Beryl R. Williams

2pm-4pm (EDT) LIVE and on ZOOM simultaneously

Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Riverhead Free Library

330 Court Street, Riverhead, NY

hosted by Chip Williford & Maggie Bloomfield

Featuring

Susan Dingle        Steven Borodkin         Beryl R. Williams

Followed by an open mic

For Zoom Meeting, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82706480446

The reading will be recorded and available on our website

Susan Dingle co-founded Poetry Street with Robert (Bubbie) Brown in 2014 at The Blue Duck Bakery in Riverhead. Currently, Susan serves as Clark County (WA) Poet Laureate (2024-2026) and studies in the MFA Program at Pacific University. She co-hosts Poetry Street Northwest (PSNW) at Camus Library, an offspring of Poetry Street! In 2020, her two chapbooks were published, Parting Gifts (Local Gems) and In Pilgrim Drag (Finishing Line Press). 

Steve Borodkin doesn’t remember a time he hasn’t been writing- prose, short stories, and poetry. Steve has featured at Poetry Street in the past and we are happy to have him back this month, reading from his new collection of poetry and prose, My Night Sky, due out this fall from Red Penguin Press. The book contains 35 pieces and a short story. Steve lives on the East End and is the docent for the Steinbeck property in Sag Harbor.

Beryl R. Williams is the founder and president of the Caribbean American Poetry Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the rich cultural heritage and diverse voices of Caribbean American poets. Born in Dominica, the nature isle of the Caribbean, Beryl began writing and reciting poetry during her formative years. She performs at cultural, religious, and special events in the U.S. and the Caribbean. Beryl’s poems have appeared in anthologies, and two collections, A Pebble In My Shoe and Zandoli, will be published soon.