Poet Laureate Ted Kooser in Syracuse
"Community Life in Poetry"
a year of poetry, a day of celebration, a constant community voice

Events

Pictures from October 5

Ted Kooser at the book signing

Carol Terry, Fine Arts Coordinator for Syracuse City Schools, with an Ed Smith student and proud parent before the Q & A session

Mr. Kooser with students from Chittenango (and a cookie)

PAE's Laura Reeder and Phil Memmer of the YMCA's Downtown Writer's Center

A young poet shares her work.

English teacher Mark Austin and two students from Syracuse's Nottingham HS with Carol Terry.

OCC President Debbie L. Sydow  welcomes the guests to the cocktail reception at Gordon Student Center

Poet Martin Walls and NYS Senator John De Francisco with the Poet Laureate at the reception

		Peggy Ogden (CNY Community Foundation) and Beth Young speak with Mr. Kooser.
Teaching poets read the work of their students at the reception.  Clockwise from top left: Omanii Abdullah, Deb Hutchison, Jackie Warren-Moore, Elizabeth Twiddy.

PAE's own poet-in-residence, Georgia Popoff, with Hal Welsh, Executive Director of the Syracuse YMCA

Mr. Kooser reads his poetry.

Fans chat with Mr. Kooser at the book signing.