You are invited to the gala celebration of the birthday of William Cullen Bryant, America’s first poet, on Sunday, November 6, 2022, from 3 pm to 6:00 pm, at his historic home Cedarmere: 225 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576.

The program will begin in the main house, where Christina M. Rau, Cedarmere 2022 poet-in-residence, will read a selection of poems she composed during her August residence and earlier work. Her poetry is grounded in the Long Island landscape, with a focus on human resilience in the face of nature’s powerful rhythms, similar in ways to Bryant’s response in his poetry to the natural world. She will also introduce three poets who each read a poem inspired by the poetry workshop she led. The Friends welcome voluntary contributions and memberships to help support the restoration of Bryant’s Mill and poetry, music, and art programs.

For information, contact Robert Sargent, Cedarmere Poetry Administrator, at [email protected].

Immediately following the poetry reading, at 4:30 pm, we will walk down the hill for a birthday celebration, with refreshments, in Bryant’s beautiful 1862 Gothic Revival mill, with art created out of doors during the October Cedarmere “Plein Air” event. The painting competition winners will be announced and the paintings will be offered for sale. There will be an opportunity to meet the artists.