FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CNY Poetry Partnerships Showcase Their Work

(June 9, 2006, Syracuse) Students and teaching artists who worked together as part of the “Community Life in Poetry” project will showcase their work at a reception on Thursday, June 15 from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Syracuse Federal Credit Union Center for the Performing Arts, 728 East Genesee Street.

Students from seven CNY schools worked with a poet-in-residence on projects such as “Science and Poetry,” “Speaking & Listening to the World through Poetry,” and “Poetry in Motion.” Students from Huntington School and Shea Middle School in Syracuse, and Indian River High School, along with some of the poets-in-residence, will be there Thursday evening to present their work. There will also be representation from Fitzhugh Park Elementary and Kingsford Park Elementary in Oswego, East Avenue Middle School in Auburn, and Jamesville-Dewitt Middle School.

The CNY poets who worked with students are Marj Hahn, Deb Hutchison, Farah Marklevits, Beth Twiddy, and Jackie Warren-Moore.

“Community Life in Poetry” is a joint effort by Partners for Arts Education (PAE) and the YMCA’s Downtown Writer’s Center to highlight poetry in our daily lives and bring the art of poetry into schools. The project will culminate with the visit of U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser to Syracuse on October 5.

You can find out more about the project at PAE’s website at www.arts4ed.org.

What: Poetry Partnerships Showcase
When: Thursday, June 15, 7 – 8:30 pm
Where: SFCU Center for the Performing Arts, 728 East Genesee Street, Syracuse

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