Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian • Selected by Shannon Lindsay Winner: Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award (2024) “Only This Beautiful Moment is a queer epic, a defiant piece of art that transmutes the rallying cry of ‘we’re here, we’re queer, get used to it’ into even more beautiful poetry that … Continue reading "SPL Book Club: Award-Winning Books"
Join SPL in conjunction with the Northport Arts Coalition, located in Northport, NY, as we host Maine poet Donna Smith for a reading of her poetry. Donna will have a selection of her collected works for participants to peruse as well as a collection of her watercolors, photographs, and drawings. The event will be held … Continue reading "Poets in Port with Donna Smith"
. Ret Talbot will present from his book Chasing Shadows, a collaborative project with shark biologist Greg Skomal that covers the return of the white shark to the western North Atlantic. About Chasing Shadows A collaboration between a scientist and a science writer, Chasing Shadows is the remarkable story of the resurgence of the white shark population in the … Continue reading "Seaside Series: Ret Talbot"
Steve Hindy will present from his book based on the life of his grandfather, The Ali Hindy Story: A Muslim Immigrant in 20th Century America, published in 2025. About The Ali Hindy Story This is the story of a 12-year-old Syrian Muslim boy who left his troubled homeland in 1894 with two other boys … Continue reading "Seaside Series: Steve Hindy"
Martin Conte is the director of Flash! in the Pans, a locally renowned community steel drum band, based in Blue Hill, ME. Conte will present a talk and demonstration about the history, construction, anatomy, and performance of steel drums, known as pans. Conte will have a variety of pans available for audience members to try … Continue reading "Seaside Series: Martin Conte"
