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We're a small literary press, established in 2006 and based in Hoboken, New Jersey, birthplace of Frank Sinatra and professional baseball.
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Hoboken Poetry Walk: Ona Gritz - Hoboken Library
Apr 14, 202500:01:30Tap to summarizePoet and writer Ona Gritz lived in Hoboken for over 20 years, raised her son here, and work as a Youth Librarian at the Hoboken Public Library for 12 years. She shares her poem, “One of the Many Reasons I Married You,” about her son and husband. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey. Learn more about Ona at https://www.onagritz.com/
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Hoboken Poetry Walk: Aimee Harris - Hoboken Library
Apr 13, 202500:01:18Tap to summarizePoet Aimee Harris is the Information & Digital Services Manager at the Hoboken Public Library and runs the writers’ group there. She reads her poem “Tuesday’s Parties,” which she recently workshopped with the group. Visit the library online at https://hobokenlibrary.org or stop by at 500 Park Avenue. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey.
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Hoboken Poetry Walk: Eliot Katz - Stevens Park Cannon
Apr 13, 202500:00:48Tap to summarizeHoboken poet and activist Eliot Katz takes a walk in Stevens Park and encounters a cannon he’s never noticed before. In response to this ancient weapon of mass destruction, Eliot reads a brief antiwar poem. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey. Learn more about Eliot at https://www.eliotkatzpoetry.com/
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Hoboken Poetry Walk: Roxanne Hoffman - Sybil’s Cave
Apr 13, 202500:02:21Tap to summarizeRoxanne Hoffman, poet, publisher, and longtime resident of Hoboken, NJ, takes you on a walk along Frank Sinatra Drive from Hudson Street by Elysian Park down to Sixth Street past the old shipyards, the skating rink, and Sybil’s cave to the waterfront steps up to the Stevens campus. She reads a poem about the green rock, she collects while walking that path, the same rock from which the archway entrance of Sybil’s Cave was constructed in 1832. Happy National Poetry Month from Hoboken, New Jersey.
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Hoboken Poetry Walk: Nancy Bevilaqua - Stevens Campus Lawns
Apr 12, 202500:01:14Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Hoboken Poetry Walk: Hoboken poet, former travel writer, and former caseworker for AIDS patients and those at risk, Nancy Bevilaqua shares her memories of sitting on the great lawns of the Stevens Campus and reads a poem about witnessing the New York skyline from our side of the Hudson. Find out more about Nancy at https://nancybevilaqua1.com/about-2/ Happy National Poetry Month with love from Hoboken!
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Hoboken Poetry Walk: Rosette Capotorto - Castle Point Cannon
Apr 11, 202500:03:26Tap to summarizeBronx-born Italian-American writer, Rosette Capotorto is a longtime resident of Hoboken and local business owner. One of her favorite spots is by the old canon at Castle Point Lookout on the Stevens University campus. Happy National Poetry Month from Hoboken.
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Hoboken Poetry Walk: Eliot Katz - Hoboken Museum
Apr 10, 202500:01:46Tap to summarizeHoboken poet and activist Eliot Katz enjoys the Hoboken Historical Museum and shares his poem “Dinosaur.” Happy National Poetry Month from Hoboken. https://www.eliotkatzpoetry.com/
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Hoboken Poetry Walk: Vera Sirota - Hoboken Museum
Apr 10, 202500:02:32Tap to summarizeHoboken poet Danny Vera Sirota, a staff member of the Hoboken Historical Museum, located at 1301 Hudson Street, in Hoboken reads her poem about a Ukrainian grandmother. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey. Hear the rest of the poem on Poets Wear Prada’s Podcast on Spotify or directly on buzzsprout, season 2025, episode 2, Read Patch article by Caren Lissner: patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/debut-poetry-collection-hoboken-woman-aims-make-difference
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Hoboken Poetry Walk: Danny Shot - Hoboken Museum
Apr 10, 202500:01:52Tap to summarizeHoboken poet Danny Shot, Poet in Residence at the Hoboken Historical Museum, located at 1301 Hudson Street, in Hoboken reads his poem about winter clouds. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey. https://dannyshot.com/
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Cherry Blossoms Haiku by Patricia Carragon
Apr 18, 202400:00:24Tap to summarizeIt’s April 17th! Happy International Haiku Poetry Day from Brooklyn poet and novelist Patricia Carragon. Enjoy her Haiku celebrating Cherry Blossom Season in New York.
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