Third Annual Poetry Awards Reading

The Village of Great Neck Plaza, in coordination with Poetry
Coordinator, Carolyn Raphael, Contest Judge, Gladys L. Henderson, and Nancy

Solomon of Long Island Traditions, invite you to attend the Third Annual

Awards Reading Day event taking place on Sunday, April 21 at Village Hall at

2 p.m.  The public is invited to join us
in this celebration of Poetry Month and to hear the readings of these award
winning poems. The event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.


As a special treat, the first six people who contact us at Village Hall will be

given the chance to read two short poems during an open microphone performance.  The winners of this year’s poetry
contest, who as part of their award will be reading on April 21st,
are the following:
First
prize – Terri Muuss, Bay Shore, NY, for “Rialto
Beach,” will receive $150.00 and a 20-minute reading; Second
prize – Mary Jane Peterson, Great Neck,
NY, for “Complicit,” will receive $75.00 and a 10-minute reading; Third
prize – Alyce V. Drabkin, Great Neck, NY,
for “Brighton Beach,” will receive $50.00 and a 5-minute reading; Honorable
Mention – Karen Schulte, Central Islip, NY,

for “Fashion Show,” will read her poem and Honorable
Mention – Matt Pasca, Bay Shore, NY, “Carrot
Top,” will read his poem. 



In addition, each of the three
winning poems will be posted for one month on seven village signposts and
bulletin board in Great Neck Plaza and in the waiting room of the Great Neck
LIRR train station building.  Each poem that won honorable mention will be
posted for two weeks at the above noted public locations.