Poet Laureate Paula Curci Reflects on Hurricane Sandy 10 Years Later
Poetry and journal writing have always been outlets for me to express myself. But when Superstorm Sandy hit, it also bec...
20 March, 2023 No comment
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Peter Dugan’s ‘The Wake of the Flood’
When I was affirmed the Nassau County Poet Laureate this year, Peter Dugan, Nassau County Poet Laureate (2017-19), reach...
04 November, 2022 No comment -
An Ode to All Souls Day
Often my dreams spark a poem. In this case, a being presented himself in my dream. I asked who he was and he said he was...
02 November, 2022 1 Comment -
Rita Monte Interviews Nassau County Poet Laureate Paula Curci
Happy October and happy Italian-American Heritage Month! Recently I was a guest of radio show host Rita Monte on her Ita...
13 October, 2022 1 Comment -
‘Move Over’, a Tribute Poem to Folk Songs of the Past
Many people in the 1930’s and 40’s shared and taught others about our nation’s labor struggles through...
06 September, 2022 1 Comment -
An Ode To My ‘Barrier Island Girls’
I wrote this poem some time ago after realizing how very lucky I was to have a sisterhood of women that surrounded me wh...
31 August, 2022 2 Comments -
The Story Behind My Poem, ‘The Children’
Sometime in the late 90’s, in a Florida café, I attended a poetry event with my friend and artist Kiki Calafell. Kiki an...
31 August, 2022 No comment -
Paula Curci Interviews Suffolk County Poet Laureate Dr. Richard Bronson & Suffolk County Youth Poet Laureate Ella O’Connor
As the host of Calliope’s Corner, I was honored to share the microphone with Dr. Richard Bronson, Suffolk County P...
24 August, 2022 No comment
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Paula Curci
Nassau County Poet Laureate and host of the arts and poetry program Calliope's Corner.
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A Love Poem
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What Words Diverge in My Soul?
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The 1996 Manhattan Neighborhood Network Cable Interview Survives!
28 October, 2016