Come celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth with AAUW Kingston on Thursday, April 3 from 3 PM to 4:30 PM at the Kingston Library, 61 Crown Street, Kingston.

After a brief branch meeting, our program will begin with a reading by our featured poet Kate Hymes.

Kate is a writer and poet living in New Paltz, NY. She has led Wallkill Valley Writers workshops for over twenty years. Writers who have written with her have dubbed her the story doula. Her poems have been published in national and regional anthologies, including Mightier: Poets for Social Justice, published by Calling All Poets. She is currently working on poems inspired by the history of people of African descent in New Paltz and Ulster County. She serves as Vice President of the Board of the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for Black History and Culture. Kate was the 2024 Ulster County Poet Laureate, the first to be appointed by Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger and Arts Mid-Hudson.

Next, we will open the floor to poets or poetry readers to share their own work or a favorite poem or two. RSVP to Susan Holland (susan-holland@usa.net). Let us know how many participants to expect and  indicate whether you are interested in reading. In your email, use this Subject: 4/3 poetry open mike.

Please join us! This meeting is open to all.

Directions: Turn off of North Front Street onto Crown Street (one-way). The library entrance is on the right. Park in the front or back of the building. There’s a ramp in front. Once inside: the Community Room is to the left of the circulation desk. To exit afterward, turn left onto Green Street (one-way) at the back of the building.