POETRY READING & BOOK SIGNING EVENT!

Saturday, July 4, 2026  •  10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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

12th 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 di Pasquale (co-editor of “The Poets Of New Jersey”), Mayor John Pallone, John Thomas Pallone, Jr., and Congressman Frank Pallone. With poets: 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.

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BOOK SIGNING EVENT!

Sunday, September 13, 2026  •  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.thefriendsofislandbeach.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. Speakers, demonstrations, games, food, and attractions for children and adults. Free admission.