• Contact Us

  • Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: Ultimate Fan Guide

    Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: The Ultimate Fan Guide [Kindle] $0.99.


    Kobo Inc.
    Download_on_the_iTunes_iBooks_Badge_US-UK_146x40_0824
    I
    Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire:  Ultimate Fan Guide

    Georgiana is the subject of the movie "The Duchess" (currently on Netflix) and a relative of the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge. Get the Ultimate Fan Guide -- with plot points, history, and what happened to the historical characters -- for only 99 cents!

  • Green Party Peace Sign Bumper Sticker


    Green Party Peace Sign Bumper Sticker
    The Green Party has continually opposed entry into war and has consistently called for the immediate return of our troops, in stark contrast to the Democratic and Republican parties.
    Today we march, tomorrow we vote Green Party.

  • Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened?

    Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? ebook cover

    |

    Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

    Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook on Amazon

    Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

    The eBook is currently available on Amazon for Kindle;  Barnes & Noble Nook ; Smashwords independent eBook seller; and a Kobo for 99 cents and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer.

Create prairie poems and paintings on the Hempstead Plains

Violet

Image by Marko_K via Flickr

Prairie poetry writing and painting on Long Island? Absolutely. That will be happening on the Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College, Garden City, 9:30 AM-1:30 PM, Sat., May 7. Fee is $10, payable to the Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College. To register and for information call 516-572-7570 or email info at friendsofhp dot org

Maxwell C. Wheat, Jr., first Poet Laureate of Nassau County, is conducting the poetry writing. Artist Harriet Carotenuto is conducting the art session with special attention to the birdfoot violet, the official flower of Nassau County. Carotenuto illustrated the book published by the Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College, “Island Prairie, Plants and Animals of the Hempstead Plains, Long Island, N.Y.” The Conservation Project Manager will be leading a nature walk.

Being aware that the 19 acres of Hempstead Plains are the remnant of 60,000 acres of Long Island prairie just like those in the West makes this habitat a resource for poetry and for one’s philosophic and spiritual expression. It’s something about the area having been vast open space that inspires such feelings. The 150 species of flowers and shrubs provide material for cataloging, allusion and other poetic techniques for self expression–particularly the birdfoot violet. Once the plains in May were “a celestial hue due to thousands of bouquets of pale blue birdfoot violets,” wrote George Peters, late Nassau County Commissioner of Public Works.

Jerry Ahern, popular Paumanok folksinger, guitarist and composer, will be performing the songs he has written about the environment and Long Island, including its prairie.

2 Responses

  1. […] this link: Create prairie poems and paintings on the Hempstead Plains … Posts Related to Create prairie poems and paintings on the Hempstead Plains … Strength of Robert […]

  2. […] Create prairie poems and paintings on the Hempstead Plains (www.onthewilderside.com) […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.