Babylon Village Arts Council presents Poetry in the Village on Thursday, June 5th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Jack Jack’s Coffee House, 223 Deer Park Avenue, Babylon, NY. Featured poet Dr. Linda Opyr 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.
Linda Opyr, the Nassau County Poet Laureate 2011–2013, is the author of nine collections of poetry. Her poems have appeared in The Hudson Review, Poetry Ireland Review, Long Island Quarterly and The New York Times, as well as other journals, newspapers and anthologies.
She has been featured in the Bailieborough Poetry Festival in County Cavan and the Walking with Whitman Series at the Walt Whitman Birthplace. In 2001 the Suffolk County Legislature
presented her with a Proclamation honoring her poetry.
She holds a Doctor of Arts degree in English and American literature from St. John’s University.
For more information about Poetry in the Village and other Babylon Village Arts Council events visit https://www.babylonvillagearts.org/.
PARKING METERS REQUIRE PAYMENT UNTIL 10 PM AND THERE IS A TWO HOUR TIME LIMIT. There are parking lots with a longer time limit on James Street, George Street, and at the LIRR on Railroad Ave. Please DO NOT park in the Jack Jack's parking lot.