Hoboken Poetry Reading: Free Public Event, May 22

Hoboken, NJ – On Sunday, May 22, at 3 p.m., there will be a public reading to celebrate the publication of A Garden State of Mind, an anthology of student writing from five Hoboken schools, at the Hoboken Museum, 1301 Hudson Street.

Copies of the book will be given free to participants and offered for sale to the public for $5.

The event will be free and open to the public.

“The poetry in this collection, by students, teachers and professional poets, is the poetry of place, our place, Hoboken,” the Hoboken Historical Museum’s Poet in Residence Danny Shot said. “Hoboken is a rapidly changing community. The city’s students have captured the essence of the city as it stands at this moment in time. How we see ourselves fitting into - or not fitting into -this place is the overarching theme of this collection.”

“While we have many different schools, we still share one community,” Shot added. “Hoboken’s young people and teachers come from diverse backgrounds, yet we share this place in the second decade of the 21st century. By reaching out to our community’s children, as well as teachers, our goal is to enliven their interest in writing and literature and spark their desire to visit the Hoboken Historical Museum with their families.”

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