THE NORTH SEA POETRY SCENE, INC.
Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan Founder/Director

33 Woods Lane, Southampton, NY  11968

631-204-1240

 

The North Sea Poetry Scene Mission Statement: (TNSPS) is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization located on eastern Long Island, but whose programs extend to NYC. We are committed to enriching lives through the spirit and power of poetry. We provide innovative literary programs and open forums to instill well being, encourage creativity and increase awareness of literature and the arts, some of those being poetry readings, annual scholarly lecture series, TNSPS Arts Forum TV Show, an annual anthology, adult, school and prison poetry workshops. Thenorthseapoetryscene@hotmail.com http://www.lipoetryarchivalcenter.com

 


6 - 7/01         Poetry Readings, Hansome House, Blue Poodle Art Gallery, Southampton

7 - 9/02         Poetry Readings, Blue Poodle Art Gallery, Southampton**

9 -11/02        Poetry Readings, Mardi Gras Restaurant, Southampton**

3/03              Poets for Peace Reading, LIU, Southampton Campus**

6/03              Poetry Readings, Starbucks, Bridgehampton; Paradise Bookstore, Sag Harbor

8/03              Helped rescue an abused American poet from Romania**

11/03            Poetry Reading/Toy Drive for Little Flower Children’s Home, Blue Poodle          

                   Art Gallery, Southampton

11/03            Fundraiser for Tristan Krajewski, Southampton Intermediate School; raised $11,000**

3/04              Spring Equinox Poetry Reading, Shinnecock Nation Cultural Museum, Southampton**
3/04            Established the Michael Jason Nuzzo Scholarship Award

4/04              Earth Day Poetry Reading/Fundraiser for local women’s shelter; The Retreat

6/04              North Sea Poetry Scene’s Fundraiser, North Sea Community House, North Sea

6 - 8/04         Summer Poetry Reading Series at Radio Free Hamptons, Sag Harbor**
7/04              Gathered toiletries for women & children @ Love 'Em Homeless Shelter

8/04              Included in BOCES Arts-In-Education Catalog

9/11/04         Poets for Peace Reading, LIU, Southampton Campus

9/04              Established The North Sea Poetry Scene Recognition Award

10/04            Tribute to Vince Clemente, 2004 recipient of North Sea Poetry Scene Recognition**

11/04            Initiated interviews with L.I. Poets for archival purposes

12/04            Established The North Sea Poetry Scene Press

1/05              New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon, North Sea Community House, North Sea**

1/05              Awarded East End Arts Council Local Capacity Building Initiative Grant

9/04 -            Conducting adult poetry class at Bridgehampton Library

3/28-4/8/05   Presented Poetry and The Web project in Southampton Intermediate School

4/25-29/05    Presented poetry program for incarcerated youth/adults to Riverhead Jail System

4/05              Published first anthology:  Long Island Sounds: 2005 From Maspeth to Montauk

4/05-6/05     Global Neighborhood: Poetry School / Internet Program w/ Turkey &  Southampton
6/05            Presented  MJN Scholarship Award to Michael Bromberg
6/05-8/05      Summer Poetry Reading Series—S.Hampton Cultural Center Poets & Writers Co Sponsored
8/05              Gathered food items for single mother and three children
10/18/05       http://www.lipoetryarchivalcenter.com  went live!
10/22/05                 Allen Planz Tribute, 2005 recipient of TNSPS Recognition Award @ East Wind Estate
10/27/05       Poetry Reading @ BookHampton, Easthampton
11/4/05         Ray Freed and 2005 L.I. Sounds Anthology Reading, North Sea, Southampton
11/5/05         Poetry Panel "Paumanok Poets", Bay Shore, New York

11/15/05       Kenya Project, 2 children (1 girl, 1 boy) sponsorship 1st of 5 year school tuition program.
12/11/05       Locust Valley Library part of L.I. Anthologies Celebration

1/06              New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon - North Sea Community House, North Sea**

2/10/06         Winter Poetry Reading @ Bridgehampton Library
2/06             Presented poetry program in Southampton Intermediate School

2/21 & 4/06 Presenting poetry program for incarcerated youth/adults to Riverhead Jail System

4/30/06        Presenting Awards/Reading for TNSPS’s 1st Annual Poetry Contest & 2006 Anthology
6/4/06        Presented  MJN Scholarship Award to Mercedes McBrown

7/22/06        “Verses in the Garden” Poetry Reading Bridgehampton Library
8/14 -8/18/06 Presenting poetry program for incarcerated youth/adults to Riverhead Jail System
10/17/06      TNSPS Arts Forum on Tuesday nights on Public Access on Ch. 20 Cablevision went live!
10/21/06               Graham Everett Tribute, 2006 recipient of TNSPS Recognition Award @ East Wind Estate
12/3/06                 Diane Frank & 2006 L I Sounds Anthology poetry reading @ The N. Sea Community House
1/07              New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon, North Sea Community House, North Sea
1/27/07                 Poetry Reading @ The Poor Boy’s Yacht Club in Greenport, NY
2 – 3/07      “Poetry On The Vine” Poetry Reading Series Paumanok Vineyards (4 Sundays)
2/23/07                 Winter Poetry Reading @ Bridgehampton Library

3 – 6/07                Let’s Talk Poetry: Scholar Lecture Series George Wallace, Arthur Dobrin, Martha Hollander, & Lynn Cohen
3 & 4/07               2007 Finding Our Voices Poetry Workshop & Anthology (Suffolk Prison Poetry)
4/29/07        TNSPS’s 2nd Annual Poetry Contest
5//07            2007 Long Island Sounds Anthology Reading (132 poets)
6/22/07      Emma Clark Library, Setauket, NY Long Island Sounds Anthology Reading 7 pm
6/30/07      Clayton-Liberatore Gallery Bridgehampton, NY Long Island Sounds Anthology Reading 3pm
7/1/07        Release of Finding Our Voices Anthology Poetry of The County (Prison Poetry Project)
7/21/07      Walt Whitman Birthplace Huntington, NY  Long Island Sounds Anthology Reading 6:30 pm
9/8/07        Charles Fishman Reads for TNSPS North Sea Community House 7 pm
10/20/07     Maxwell C. Wheat, Jr. Tribute, 2007 recipient of TNSPS Recognition Award @ E. Wind Estate

1/1/08       4th Annual New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon, North Sea Community House, North Sea
1/19/08     Nothing is Black & White Poetry Reading @ Art Sites Main Street Riverhead, NY
4/15/08    TNSPS’s 3rd Annual Poetry Contest
4/12/08    Aeronwy Thomas & Peter Thabit Jones Poetry Reading @ Southampton Inn, Southampton NY
4/18/08    Irish Poet Desmond Egan Poetry Reading @ Southampton Inn, Southampton, NY
5/10/08    Article by Canvas Magazine written by Joanne Schenker
 http://www.canvasli.com/arts/voices-carry-on-long-island.htm
5/17/08    Dr. Edmund Miller: Sexual Subtext in The Tempest  1st in Lecture Series Let’s Talk Poetry
5/31/08     TNSPS’s 3rd Annual Poetry Contest Awards Event
6/7/08      Dr. David Axelrod The Healing Power of Poetry 2nd  in Lecture Series Let’s Talk Poetry
6/14/08    Breaking the Walls of Bias Poetry & Art Project w/ SAF Galerie BelAge, Whampton Beach,
6/26/08     Presented  MJN Scholarship Award to Nicholas “Niko” Eric Gettling
7/27/08     3rd Annual Jack Kerouac Softball Challenge (other games play in July of 2004 and July of 2007)
7-8/08      3rd Annual Outside Art in the Hampton Poetry & Art Project SAF & TNSPS
7-8/08     Southampton Historical Museums and Research Center Beach Chair Poetry Series
9/13/08    Cliff Bleidner: Dante 3rd in Lecture Series Let’s Talk Poetry
9-10/8      4 week Poetry Workshop conducted by George Wallace.
10/11/08   Dr. John Haegart Narrative Restlessness 4th in Lecture Series Let’s Talk Poetry
10/25/08  George Wallace Tribute, 2008 recipient of TNSPS Recognition Award @ West Lake Caterers

11/7/08    2008 L I Sounds Anthology Poetry Reading Rockville Book Shoppe
12/5/08    2008 L I Sounds Anthology Poetry Reading Emma Clark Library, Setauket
1/1/09      5th Annual New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon, North Sea Community House, North Sea
1/17/09    2008 L I Sounds Anthology reading @ Best Bargain Books, Centereach, NY
1st Monday of ea. month TNSPS’s Peer Poetry Workshop (except 3/2)
2/09, 3/09 & 4/09 Hearthside Poetry Reading Series @ Southampton Historical Society
2/09 – Poetry Workshop 1st Monday of every month
3/2/09   2008 L I Sounds Anthology Poetry Reading @ C W Post Poetry Center http://www.maxwellcorydonwheatjr.com/poetry_/Two_Long_Island_Sounds_2008_Readings_Coming.html
3/12/09 2008 L I Sounds Anthology Poetry Reading @ Book Revue
3/30/09  2008 L I Sounds Anthology Poetry Reading @ C W Post Poetry Center
4/09 – various poetry readings at Best Bargain Books 2nd Sundays of every month
4/19/09 Last in poetry Reading Series at Oceanside Library for the season: Barbara Reiher-Meyers & George Norhrup
5/31/09 TNSPS presents Nancy Keating & Robert Savino @ Best Bargain Books
6/26/09 Reading @ Bridgehampton Library

What’s Coming Up: Main Events
6/25/09     Presented  MJN Scholarship Award to: Brendon Kirk & Michael Ambrose
10/17/09 Cliff Bleidner & Barbara Reiher-Meyers Tribute, 2009 recipient of TNSPS Recognition Award @ West Lake Caterers

 

 

**Press coverage of events provided on request or at website

 

The North Sea Poetry Scene is a member of :
 East End Arts Council, The Artists Alliance of East Hampton,
The Northport Arts Coalition, The Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council
Walt Whitman Birthplace and the North Sea Community Association

 

 

 

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