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    September 22, 2009
 
 

BP MARKOWITZ, BROOKLYN POETRY OUTREACH TO CELEBRATE LIFE AND LEGACY OF LATE BROOKLYN POET LAUREATE KEN SIEGELMAN


Photo credit: Laura Geiser

In photo: BP Markowitz and Brooklyn poet laureate Ken Siegelman at the Park Slope Barnes & Noble, January 12, 2006.


6:30 P.M.
(OPEN MIC SIGN UP AT 6:00 P.M.)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
BARNES & NOBLE
267 7TH AVENUE
BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH STREETS
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN

On Thursday, September 24, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the literary community and the family and friends of Ken Siegelman will come together to celebrate the late Brooklyn poet laureate’s life with a special Brooklyn Poetry Outreach open mic at the Park Slope Barnes & Noble. Siegelman, who passed away at his Gravesend home in June, founded Brooklyn Poetry Outreach and hosted regular poetry nights at the book store. Guests will have the opportunity to sign up for the open mic and feature their own works. The event will also feature a video tribute to Siegelman and the presentation of a posthumous proclamation by BP Markowitz.
 
 
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz 209 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 - 718-802-3700