Yorktown's Poet Laureate

On November 21, 2017, the Town Board voted to appoint John F. McMullen Yorktown's first Poet Laureate. 

John F. McMullen
johnmac13@gmail.com

Yorktown Poetry Workshop
Every 4th Wednesday
at 6:00 pm in the John C. Hart Memorial Library

Role of the Yorktown Poet Laureate

  •  To make poetry accessible to the residents of Yorktown and surrounding communities.
  •  To support any poets or prospective poets in the Yorktown community by providing              resources, workshops, and encouragement.
  •  To attempt to bring poetry to enrich the lives of both the young and the elderly.
  •  Other poetry-related activities as they become apparent.

Yorktown Poetry Workshop

The Yorktown Poetry Workshop will be a place for poets and would-be poets to sharpen their skills by reading their work, having it respectfully criticized, listening to the work of others, and sharing information relating to the business of poetry (publishing platforms – magazines, journals, and on-line; and reading opportunities) and resources (books, courses, and technology tools). It will meet monthly on the 4th Wednesday of each month and be coordinated by John F. McMullen, Poet Laureate of Yorktown.

If you plan to attend, please e-mail johnmac13@gmail.com (initial membership will be limited to 12 on a first-come, first served basis) and plan on bringing 12 copies of a poem which you will read. 

Additional Information

For more information regarding the Yorktown Poetry Workshop, a local poetry event calendar, additional poetry resources, and poetry by John McMullen, visit his website: http://www.johnmac13.com/poet-laureate----yorktown-ny.html