TAPP presents an aesthetically exciting and comprehensive program including theater, music and dance performances, poetry writing workshops, and Meet-the-Author

sessions to students of the Paterson Public Schools, an inner-city school system having a culturally diverse population. In partnership with the Poetry Center, the writing and literature programming takes place within the students’ classrooms, while the theatrical events are held in the PCCC Theater. In the spring, TAPP hosts an annual awards ceremony and poetry reading for the winners of a student poetry contest within the Paterson Public Schools. The North Jersey Media Group Foundation (NJMG) collaborates with TAPP and The Poetry Center in running a 6-week in-paper poetry series in The Record/Herald News highlighting winners of the contest and offering writing tlps for classroom instruction.

The Theater and Poetry Project (TAPP)The Passaic County Cultural& Heritage Council (PCCHC) The Art Galleries at PCCCThe Poetry Center at PCCC

The Poetry Center’s connection with an urban multi-cultural, multi-ethnic community gives it a vibrancy, a unique flavor that influences its programming, which includes: • The Distinguished Poets Series, featuring readings and workshops with well-known poets, and also giving local voices the opportunity to be heard by professional writers and magazine editors during the open reading segment. • Four literary contests—the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards, The Paterson Poetry Prize, The Paterson

Fiction Prize and the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People. • The publishing of the annual Paterson Literary Review, the monthly New Jersey Poetry Calendar, as well as other resource books and anthologies, and the broadcast of its reading series on a northern New Jersey cable program, POETRYWORKS/USA.

For more information on Poetry Center programming, visit www.pccc.edu/poetry. For Maria Mazziotti Gillan’s website/blog visitwww.mariagillan.com

The Poetry Center, founded in 1980 by award-winning poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan, its executive director, has

hosted thousands of poets over the years at readings, workshops and conferences. These include poet laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, Inaugural poets, and others of national and international reputation such as Allen Ginsberg, Amiri Baraka, Lucille Clifton, Stanley Kunitz, Ruth Stone, and Marge Piercy.

Established in 1980 by Maria Mazziotti Gillan, its executive director, the PCCHC

is the officially designated county arts, cultural and heritage agency, granting state funds annually to more than 50 Passaic County organizations. Through its local arts and history programming, the PCCHC strives to reflect the diversity and preserve the ethnic traditions and cultures of its communities. Often events reach beyond local residents, however, drawing an audience from surrounding counties.

In addition, PCCHC-funded organizations provide important outreach to inner-city and other underserved communities, enriching lives through arts and history programming. For example, Paterson youth benefit from activities offered by the Paterson Youth Photography Project, a non-profit that promotes art appreciation through photography workshops and exhibits, and the Inner City Ensemble, a dance and theatre troupe of high school students with deep roots in the community. The Wayne Public Library also reaches an underserved audience—seniors bused in from local nursing homes—through its Lunchbox Learning series, which presents topics relating to local and New Jersey history.

Also, the PCCHC offers technical workshops and expanded publicity opportunities through its PCCHC website, Facebook page and publications, such as the Arts News and NJ Metropolitan Media Guide.

Visit: www.pccc.edu/tapp for more details.

Visit:www.pccc.edu/pcchc for more information on its Local Arts and History Program grants and other services.

The PCCC Art Galleries present changing exhibits of contemporary art by regional, national

and international artists in the Passaic County Community College’s Broadway, LRC and Hamilton Club Galleries. The Hamilton Club Art Collection, The Federici Studio Sculpture Collection and the Passaic County Community College Contemporary Art Collection are on permanent display in the historic Hamilton Club Building and are open to the public free of charge. Guided tours are available to schools, community groups and the general public. Free Artist Talks and workshops are also offered to the community.Visit: www.pccc.edu/art/gallery for more details.

Allen Ginsberg, May 11, 1996, PCCC Contemporary Art Collection, Photo by Glacomo De Stefano.

TAPP Coordinator Susan Amsterdam recognizes Pulitzer Prize winning author, Junot Diaz, during a TAPP appearance.

Performance poet Kurtis Lamkin playing a kora for Paterson Public School students during a TAPP poetry workshop.

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Passaic County Community CollegeCultural Affairs DepartmentOne College Blvd.Paterson, NJ 07505-1179973-684-6555www.pccc.edu/home/cultural-affairs

The Poetry Center and the PCCHC strive to maintain a barrier-free facility including complete access for patrons using wheelchairs, large print materials, and FM listening devices.

Please contact 973-684-6555 for availability of services.

The Poetry Center and PCCHC were awarded several Citations of Excellence and are funded in part by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The PCCHC’s History Re-grant Program is made possible by a general operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.

Praise for The Poetry Center… I believe that Maria Gillan and The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College provide some of the best opportunities, and in some cases only opportunities, for New Jersey poets to ply their craft, to hone their craft and to express their creativity.

Maria and the Poetry Center are the jewels of Paterson and Passaic. It is an invaluable resource for writers and those who love poetry.

The Poetry Center is one of the stars in the constellation of fine poetry and art – it’s one of the best places to write and share poetry.

Praise for PCCHC, TAPP and The PCCC Art Galleries…Your programs are wonderful and provide a unique service that is not duplicated anywhere in the county…The availability of small grants to non-profit establishments is vital to cultural programming at the local level. TAPP theatrical productions and poetry writing activities expand my students’ horizons…They learn to tap into their own creativity as writers, and to appreciate the creativity of others. I really enjoyed the tour through the Hamilton Club Art Gallery and the Federici Sculpture Studio. The tour and the information you provided us influenced me to care more about Paterson’s history.

Comments taken from evaluations and surveys conducted on behalf of The Cultural Affairs Department.

Maria Mazziotti Gillan (photo by Tom Hawrylko). The historic Hamilton Club Building at 32 Church Street in downtown Paterson, NJ, is home to The Poetry Center and the Cultural Affairs Department at Passaic County Community College (PCCC). Right: photo by Paterson Youth Photography Project student, Brenasia Devereaux, age 11.

Poet Sharon Olds with Maria Mazziotti Gillan and Jennifer Gillan.

Maria Mazziotti Gillan with the late Stanley Kunitz, the 2000 United States Poet Laureate.

Beat poet, Amiri Baraka, with Jennifer Gillan and Maria Mazziotti Gillan.

Maria Mazziotti Gillan with 2013 Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco and award winning performance poet, Patricia Smith.

T H E P O E T R Y C E N T E R A T P A S S A I C C O U N T Y

C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E

DISTINGUISHED POETS SERIES

Presents

A POETRY READING AND AWARDS CEREMONY WINNERS OF THE 2011 ALLEN GINSBERG POETRY AWARDS

Reading their work will be:

FIRST PRIZE Christopher Bursk Langhorne Manor, PA Charlotte Muse Menlo Park, CA SECOND PRIZE Mark Hillringhouse Englewood, NJ Sander Zulauf Andover, NJ THIRD PRIZE Antoinette Libro Sea Isle City, NJ

HONORABLE MENTION

♦ Svea Barrett ♦ Norma Ketzis ♦ Anthony Buccino ♦ Mary Crosby ♦ ♦ Gail Fishman Gerwin ♦ James D. Gwyn ♦ Carrie McLeod Howson ♦

♦ Josh Humphrey ♦ Bruce Lowry ♦ Shahe Mankerian ♦ Lynne McEniry ♦ ♦ Colleen Michaels ♦ Hemant Mohapatra ♦ Carolina Morales ♦ F. L. Niccoletti ♦

♦ Barry W. North ♦ Diane Pohl ♦ Nicole Santalucia ♦ Mina Seckin ♦ Laura Shovan ♦

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 1:00 P.M.

At the historic Hamilton Club Building 32 Church Street, corner of Ellison Street, downtown Paterson, NJ

Reception to follow/Admission is free

Parking is available on campus for poetry reading attendees. Please see back page for directions.

The Poetry Center strives to maintain a barrier-free facility including complete access for patrons using wheelchairs, large print materials, sign-interpreted programs, and FM listening systems.

Please contact 684-6555 for availability.

For rules for 2012 awards visit our website at www.pccc.edu/poetry

Or send S.A.S.E. to: Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Executive Director The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College

One College Boulevard, Paterson, NJ, 07505

The Poetry Center was named a Distinguished Arts Project and awarded several Citations of Excellence, and is funded, in part, by a grant

from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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T H E P O E T R Y C E N T E R A T P A S S A I C C O U N T Y

C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E

DISTINGUISHED POETS SERIES

Presents

A POETRY READING AND AWARDS CEREMONY WINNERS OF THE 2011 ALLEN GINSBERG POETRY AWARDS

Reading their work will be:

FIRST PRIZE Christopher Bursk Langhorne Manor, PA Charlotte Muse Menlo Park, CA SECOND PRIZE Mark Hillringhouse Englewood, NJ Sander Zulauf Andover, NJ THIRD PRIZE Antoinette Libro Sea Isle City, NJ

HONORABLE MENTION

♦ Svea Barrett ♦ Norma Ketzis ♦ Anthony Buccino ♦ Mary Crosby ♦ ♦ Gail Fishman Gerwin ♦ James D. Gwyn ♦ Carrie McLeod Howson ♦

♦ Josh Humphrey ♦ Bruce Lowry ♦ Shahe Mankerian ♦ Lynne McEniry ♦ ♦ Colleen Michaels ♦ Hemant Mohapatra ♦ Carolina Morales ♦ F. L. Niccoletti ♦

♦ Barry W. North ♦ Diane Pohl ♦ Nicole Santalucia ♦ Mina Seckin ♦ Laura Shovan ♦

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 1:00 P.M.

At the historic Hamilton Club Building 32 Church Street, corner of Ellison Street, downtown Paterson, NJ

Reception to follow/Admission is free

Parking is available on campus for poetry reading attendees. Please see back page for directions.

The Poetry Center strives to maintain a barrier-free facility including complete access for patrons using wheelchairs, large print materials, sign-interpreted programs, and FM listening systems.

Please contact 684-6555 for availability.

For rules for 2012 awards visit our website at www.pccc.edu/poetry

Or send S.A.S.E. to: Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Executive Director The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College

One College Boulevard, Paterson, NJ, 07505

The Poetry Center was named a Distinguished Arts Project and awarded several Citations of Excellence, and is funded, in part, by a grant

from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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T H E P O E T R Y C E N T E R A T P A S S A I C C O U N T Y

C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E

DISTINGUISHED POETS SERIES

Presents

A POETRY READING AND AWARDS CEREMONY WINNERS OF THE 2011 ALLEN GINSBERG POETRY AWARDS

Reading their work will be:

FIRST PRIZE Christopher Bursk Langhorne Manor, PA Charlotte Muse Menlo Park, CA SECOND PRIZE Mark Hillringhouse Englewood, NJ Sander Zulauf Andover, NJ THIRD PRIZE Antoinette Libro Sea Isle City, NJ

HONORABLE MENTION

♦ Svea Barrett ♦ Norma Ketzis ♦ Anthony Buccino ♦ Mary Crosby ♦ ♦ Gail Fishman Gerwin ♦ James D. Gwyn ♦ Carrie McLeod Howson ♦

♦ Josh Humphrey ♦ Bruce Lowry ♦ Shahe Mankerian ♦ Lynne McEniry ♦ ♦ Colleen Michaels ♦ Hemant Mohapatra ♦ Carolina Morales ♦ F. L. Niccoletti ♦

♦ Barry W. North ♦ Diane Pohl ♦ Nicole Santalucia ♦ Mina Seckin ♦ Laura Shovan ♦

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 1:00 P.M.

At the historic Hamilton Club Building 32 Church Street, corner of Ellison Street, downtown Paterson, NJ

Reception to follow/Admission is free

Parking is available on campus for poetry reading attendees. Please see back page for directions.

The Poetry Center strives to maintain a barrier-free facility including complete access for patrons using wheelchairs, large print materials, sign-interpreted programs, and FM listening systems.

Please contact 684-6555 for availability.

For rules for 2012 awards visit our website at www.pccc.edu/poetry

Or send S.A.S.E. to: Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Executive Director The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College

One College Boulevard, Paterson, NJ, 07505

The Poetry Center was named a Distinguished Arts Project and awarded several Citations of Excellence, and is funded, in part, by a grant

from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Cultural Affairs at PCCC

Open Captioning Sign Language

Assistive Listening System

Audio Description

Wheelchair accessible

Braille Programs available

Large Print programs available

Open Captioning Sign Language

Assistive Listening System

Audio Description

Wheelchair accessible

Braille Programs available

Large Print programs available