​​POETRY READING & BOOK SIGNING EVENT!

Friday, July 4, 2025  •  10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Titles: The two poetry anthologies “The Poets Of New Jersey” and ”Palisades, Parkways & Pinelands”

11th Annual Long Branch Poetry Festival At Pier Village. The reading will be held during OceanFest by the boardwalk gazebo at Pier Village, Ocean Avenue and Centennial Drive, Long Branch

More than fifteen poets, many of which were published in the anthologies “The Poets Of New Jersey” and “Palisades, Parkways & Pinelands.” Featuring: Monmouth County Poet Laureate Emanuel DiPasquale (co-editor of “The Poets Of New Jersey”), Mayor John Pallone, John Thomas Pallone, Jr., and Congressman Frank Pallone. With poets: Estelle Bajou, Jennifer Stahl Brown, Charley Bruns, Kirsten Shu-ying Chen, Anant Dhavale, Frank Finale, Gary Galsworth, Gregg Glory, Robert Goodman, Marshall Harth, Linda Johnston Muhlhausen, Chelsea Palermo, Frank J. Valentino, Daniel Weeks, and Jared Weeks.​

 

BOOK SIGNING EVENT!

Sunday, September 7, 2025  •  9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Titles: All books published by Jersey Shore Publications

Annual Beach Plum Festival, Island Beach State Park, at the first bathing pavilion. For more information, please call (732) 793-0030 or visit www.friendsofibsp.org.

Attending: Authors Frank Finale and Gordon Hesse will meet readers and sign books. All Jersey Shore Publications titles will be available at a special discount for the event.

Crafters, food, beach plum jelly and ice cream, live music, attractions for children and adults, children's games, speakers, demonstrations, environmental and non-profit exhibits, and a kayak raffle. Free admission.

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