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The North Sea Poetry Scene (TNSPS) is a 501(c)
(3) not-for-profit organization located on eastern Long Island. 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. Details of our accomplishments can be
found in our resume. This has resulted in a plethora of accumulated
literary material that includes video and audio-taped readings and
interviews, newspaper articles, artwork as well as scores of books
and journals. Several poets who have read for us, such as Vince
Clemente and Allen Planz, are highly regarded in the national
literary community and have produced volumes of acclaimed work. In
the spirit of the Walt Whitman Birthplace in Huntington, our goal is
to preserve, highlight and make the fruits of the lifelong passions
of these, as well as and other Long Island poets, centrally
available to the public. That is why TNSPS is now seeking to
establish The Long Island Poetry Archival Center.
We envision this center to be a central repository for the work of
Long Island poets. The center would offer:
- A library of published works
- Viewing of videotaped of readings
- Viewing of video and audio-taped interviews with accomplished poets
- Poetry readings and book signings
- Special literary and artistic events
Allen Planz is considered by author and poet Robert Bly to be the nation’s finest seafaring poet. Peter Matthiessen says of Mr. Planz’ poems, “…They invigorate the grit and feel of the South Fork waters we call home and bring to life the shapes and silhouettes of the wild things flying beneath the sparkling surface as well as over it.” Vince Clemente, an award-winning author, biographer and poet, believes, as Archibald MacLeish insisted, that a young writer “learns from older writers much the way a boy learns from an apple orchard, by stealing whatever he has a taste for and can carry home.” We hope you will help us help others carry home the rich legacy of Long Island poets.
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