Babylon Village Arts Council presents Poetry in the Village on Thursday, August 7th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Jack Jack’s Coffee House, 223 Deer Park Avenue, Babylon, NY. Featured poet Alam Semerdjian will be followed by an open mic. Admission is free. Open mic sign-up begins at 6:45 pm. The event is curated and hosted by Deborah Hauser, the Poet Laureate of Suffolk County emeritus. Funding is provided by Poets & Writers, Inc.
Alan Semerdjian is an award-winning writer, musician, and educator and the current poet laureate of New York's Nassau County. He's recorded and released several collections of music and poetry and toured all over North America while teaching English in public schools for the past 28 years. Alan is on the advisory board of the International Armenian Literary Alliance where he founded and directs the Young Armenian Poets Awards. He lives with his partner and their son in New Hyde Park, NY.